The authorized siting of a mobile home park or manufactured housing community under section 1 of this act is exempted from compliance with this chapter." 

        Correct the title.

       Representative Schindler spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Fromhold spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Dunn moved the adoption of amendment (244):

        On page 1, line 17, after "organizations" strike ", described under RCW 43.185A.040,"

        On page 2, line 7, after "this", strike "chapter, "market rate"" and insert "section:

        (a) "Eligible organization" means any entity the department deems eligible under state law for participation in this program and includes, but is not limited to, the organizations listed in RCW 43.185A.040; and

        (b) "Market rate""

       Representative Dunn spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Fromhold spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Pettigrew, Orcutt and Dunn spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1401.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1401 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 1, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.

       Voting nay: Representative Anderson - 1.

       Excused: Representative Sump - 1.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1401, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1569, by Representatives Cody, Campbell, Morrell, Linville, Moeller, Green, Seaquist, Conway, Dickerson, Appleton, McIntire, McCoy, Kagi, Pedersen, Kenney, Lantz, Santos, Wood and Ormsby

       Reforming the health care system in Washington state.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1569 was substituted for House Bill No. 1569 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1569 was read the second time.

       With the consent of the House, amendments (269) and (080) were withdrawn.

       Representative Cody moved the adoption of amendment (084):

        On page 7, line 2, strike "January" and insert "July"

        On page 7, line 3, strike "October 1, 2008" and insert "April         1, 2009"

        On page 7, line 5, strike "March" and insert "October"

       Representatives Cody and Hinkle spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was adopted.

       Representative Ericksen moved the adoption of amendment (078):

        On page 22, line 13, strike "((to a small group))" and insert "to a small group and"

        On page 24, line 15, strike "((to a small group))" and insert "to a small group and"

        On page 27, line 23, strike all of Section 306

        Renumber the remaining sections consecutively and correct internal references accordingly.

        On page 27, line 29, after "plan" strike all material through "48.21.045(3)))" on line 30 and insert "to any small employer without complying with RCW 48.21.045(3) and"

        On page 27, line 36, strike "((48.21.045(3)))" and insert "48.21.045(3) and"

        On page 28, line 6, after "plan" strike all material through "48.44.023(3)))" on line 7 and insert "to any small employer without complying with RCW 48.44.023(3) and"

        On page 28, line 12, after "to" strike "((48.44.023(3))) and insert "48.44.023(3) and"

        On page 28, line 18, after "plan" strike all material through "48.46.066(3)))" on line 19 and insert "to any small employer without complying with RCW 48.46.066(3) and"

        On page 28, line 24, strike "((48.46.066(3))) and insert "48.46.066(3) and"

        On page 28, line 31, after "in" strike all material through "RCW 48.46.066(1)(b))) and insert "RCW 48.21.045(1)(b), 48.44.023(1)(b), ((and)) 48.46.066(1)(b), and"

       Representative Ericksen spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Cody spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Ericksen moved the adoption of amendment (079):

        On page 29, after line 23, insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec. 404. A new section is added to chapter 82.04 RCW to read as follows:

        (1) In computing tax there may be deducted from the measure of tax the amount paid by small employers to provide health care services for its employees. Payments made by employees are not eligible for deduction under this subsection.

        (2) For the purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

        (a) "Small employer" has the meaning provided in RCW 48.43.005.

        (b) "Health care services" means a health benefit plan as defined in RCW 48.43.005, contributions to health savings accounts as defined by the United States internal revenue service, or other health care services purchased by the small employer for its employees.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 405. Section 404 of this act takes effect August 1, 2007."

        Correct internal references accordingly.

        Correct the title.

       Representative Ericksen spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative McIntire spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Bailey moved the adoption of amendment (115):

        On page 18, line 24, strike all of section 302 and insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec. 302.

        (1) An insurer offering any health benefit plan to a small employer, either directly or through an association or member-governed group formed specifically for the purpose of purchasing health care, may offer and actively market to the small employer no more than one health benefit plan featuring a limited schedule of covered health care services.

         (a) The plan offered under this subsection may be offered with a choice of cost-sharing arrangements, and may, but is not required to, comply with: RCW 48.21.130 through 48.21.240, 48.21.244 through 48.21.280, 48.21.300 through 48.21.320, 48.43.045(1) except as required in (b) of this subsection, 48.43.093, 48.43.115 through 48.43.185, 48.43.515(5), or 48.42.100.

        (b) In offering the plan under this subsection, the insurer must offer the small employer the option of permitting every category of health care provider to provide health services or care for conditions covered by the plan pursuant to RCW 48.43.045(1).

        (2) An insurer offering the plan under subsection (1) of this section must also offer and actively market to the small employer at least one additional health benefit plan.

        (3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit an insurer from offering, or a purchaser from seeking, health benefit plans with benefits in excess of the health benefit plan offered under subsection (1) of this section. All forms, policies, and contracts shall be submitted for approval to the commissioner, and the rates of any plan offered under this section shall be reasonable in relation to the benefits thereto.

        (4) Premium rates for health benefit plans for small employers as defined in this section shall be subject to the following provisions:

        (a) The insurer shall develop its rates based on an adjusted community rate and may only vary the adjusted community rate for:

        (i) Geographic area;

        (ii) Family size;

        (iii) Age; and

        (iv) Wellness activities.

        (b) The adjustment for age in (a)(iii) of this subsection may not use age brackets smaller than five-year increments, which shall begin with age twenty and end with age sixty-five. Employees under the age of twenty shall be treated as those age twenty.

        (c) The insurer shall be permitted to develop separate rates for individuals age sixty-five or older for coverage for which medicare is the primary payer and coverage for which medicare is not the primary payer. Both rates shall be subject to the requirements of this subsection (4).

        (d) The permitted rates for any age group shall be no more than four hundred twenty-five percent of the lowest rate for all age groups on January 1, 1996, four hundred percent on January 1, 1997, and three hundred seventy-five percent on January 1, 2000, and thereafter.

        (e) A discount for wellness activities shall be permitted to reflect actuarially justified differences in utilization or cost attributed to such programs.

        (f) The rate charged for a health benefit plan offered under this section may not be adjusted more frequently than annually except that the premium may be changed to reflect:

        (i) Changes to the enrollment of the small employer;

        (ii) Changes to the family composition of the employee;

        (iii) Changes to the health benefit plan requested by the small employer; or

        (iv) Changes in government requirements affecting the health benefit plan.

        (g) Rating factors shall produce premiums for identical groups that differ only by the amounts attributable to plan design, with the exception of discounts for health improvement programs.

        (h) For the purposes of this section, a health benefit plan that contains a restricted network provision shall not be considered similar coverage to a health benefit plan that does not contain such a provision, provided that the restrictions of benefits to network providers result in substantial differences in claims costs. A carrier may develop its rates based on claims costs for a plan. This subsection does not restrict or enhance the portability of benefits as provided in RCW 48.43.015.

        (i) Except for small group health benefit plans that qualify as insurance coverage combined with a health savings account as defined by the United States internal revenue service, adjusted community rates established under this section shall pool the medical experience of all small groups purchasing coverage. However, annual rate adjustments for each small group health benefit plan may vary by up to plus or minus eight percentage points from the overall adjustment of a carrier's entire small group pool A variation that is not denied within thirty days shall be deemed approved. The commissioner must provide to the carrier a detailed actuarial justification for any denial at the time of the denial.

        (5) Nothing in this section shall restrict the right of employees to collectively bargain for insurance providing benefits in excess of those provided herein.

        (6)(a) Except as provided in this subsection, requirements used by an insurer in determining whether to provide coverage to a small employer shall be applied uniformly among all small employers applying for coverage or receiving coverage from the carrier.

        (b) An insurer shall not require a minimum participation level greater than:

        (i) One hundred percent of eligible employees working for groups with three or less employees; and

        (ii) Seventy-five percent of eligible employees working for groups with more than three employees.

        (c) In applying minimum participation requirements with respect to a small employer, a small employer shall not consider employees or dependents who have similar existing coverage in determining whether the applicable percentage of participation is met.

        (d) An insurer may not increase any requirement for minimum employee participation or modify any requirement for minimum employer contribution applicable to a small employer at any time after the small employer has been accepted for coverage.

        (7) An insurer must offer coverage to all eligible employees of a small employer and their dependents. An insurer may not offer coverage to only certain individuals or dependents in a small employer group or to only part of the group. An insurer may not modify a health plan with respect to a small employer or any eligible employee or dependent, through riders, endorsements or otherwise, to restrict or exclude coverage or benefits for specific diseases, medical conditions, or services otherwise covered by the plan.

        (8) As used in this section, "health benefit plan," "small employer," "adjusted community rate," and "wellness activities" mean the same as defined in RCW 48.43.005."

       Representative Bailey spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Cody spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Cody, Hinkle and Morrell spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representatives Condotta and Alexander spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1569.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1569 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 53, Nays - 44, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Kagi, Kenney, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, Sullivan, B., Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 53.

       Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Buri, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Grant, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hurst, Jarrett, Kelley, Kessler, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Pearson, Priest, Quall, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schindler, Skinner, Strow, Sullivan, P., Takko, Walsh and Warnick - 44.

       Excused: Representative Sump - 1.

       ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1569, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1588, by Representatives Upthegrove, Wood, Hudgins, Takko, Moeller and Simpson

       Providing mobility education to students in driver training programs.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1588 was substituted for House Bill No. 1588 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1588 was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Upthegrove, Kenney and Santos spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative Armstrong spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1588.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1588 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 67, Nays - 30, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 67.

       Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Buri, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Green, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Hurst, Kretz, Kristiansen, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schindler, Strow and Warnick - 30.

       Excused: Representative Sump - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1588, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1902, by Representatives Grant, Newhouse, Linville, Orcutt, Blake, Hailey, Walsh, P. Sullivan, Kristiansen, Dunn and Hinkle

       Concerning the sales and use taxation of repairs to farm machinery and equipment.

       The bill was read the second time.

       Representative Hunter moved the adoption of amendment (189):

        On page 3, line 18, after "certificates" insert "take effect on the date"

        On page 3, line 19, after "for" insert "the remainder of"

        On page 4, line 14, strike "repayment" and insert "((repayment)) payment"

        On page 4, line 32, after "sales" insert "or harvested value"

        On page 4, beginning on line 34, strike "a claim of exemption is made under this section" and insert "((a claim of exemption is made under this section)) an application for exemption under this section is submitted to the department"

        On page 5, line 1, strike "by" and insert "((by)) or harvested value of agricultural products that"

        On page 5, beginning on line 2, strike "of agricultural products that they" and insert "((of agricultural products that they))"

        On page 5, line 14, after "(c)" insert ""Farm vehicle" has the same meaning as in RCW 46.04.181.

        (d) "Harvested value" means the number of units of the agricultural product that were grown, raised, or produced, multiplied by the average sales price of the agricultural product. For purposes of this subsection (4)(d), "average sales price" means the average price per unit of agricultural product received by farmers in this state as reported by the United States department of agriculture's national agricultural statistics service for the twelve-month period that coincides with, or that begins or ends closest to, the calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year during which an application for exemption under this section is submitted to the department or the first full calendar year during which a person engages in business as a farmer, as the case may be, regardless of whether the prices are subject to revision. If the price per unit of an agricultural product received by farmers in this state is not available from the national agricultural statistics service, average sales price may be determined by using the average price per unit of agricultural product received by farmers in this state as reported by a recognized authority for the agricultural product.

        (e)"

        Correct any internal references accordingly.

        On page 5, beginning on line 18, after "(i)" strike all material through "(i)" on line 21, and insert "((Farm vehicles and other)) Vehicles as ((those terms are defined in chapter 46.04 RCW, except)) defined in RCW 46.04.670, other than farm tractors as defined in RCW 46.04.180, farm vehicles, and other farm implements. For purposes of this subsection (((4)(c))) (3)(d)(i)"

        On page 5, line 28, strike "(d)" and insert "(((d))) (f)"

       Representatives Hunter and Orcutt spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was adopted.

       With the consent of the House, amendment (150) was withdrawn.

       The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Grant, Newhouse, Orcutt and Grant (again) spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative McIntire spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 1902.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 1902 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 88, Nays - 9, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, Miloscia, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Schual-Berke, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 88.

       Voting nay: Representatives Anderson, Chase, Dickerson, Flannigan, Hasegawa, Kagi, McIntire, Moeller and Sommers - 9.

       Excused: Representative Sump - 1.

       ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 1902, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1727, by Representatives Springer, Eddy, Dunn, Pettigrew, B. Sullivan, Buri, Strow, Ahern, Orcutt, Takko, Anderson, Haler, Upthegrove, Simpson, Jarrett, Rodne, Sells, O'Brien, Newhouse, Miloscia, Hinkle, Walsh, McCune, Kagi, Williams, Lovick, Linville, Quall, McDonald, Warnick, Kristiansen, Hurst, Seaquist, Kenney and P. Sullivan

       Planning to ensure sufficient land and densities available to accommodate growth.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1727 was substituted for House Bill No. 1727 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1727 was read the second time.

       Representative Springer moved the adoption of amendment (191):

        Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        "Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.070 and 2005 c 360 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

        The comprehensive plan of a county or city that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall consist of a map or maps, and descriptive text covering objectives, principles, and standards used to develop the comprehensive plan. The plan shall be an internally consistent document and all elements shall be consistent with the future land use map. A comprehensive plan shall be adopted and amended with public participation as provided in RCW 36.70A.140.

        Each comprehensive plan shall include a plan, scheme, or design for each of the following:

        (1) A land use element designating the proposed general distribution and general location and extent of the uses of land, where appropriate, for agriculture, timber production, housing, commerce, industry, recreation, open spaces, general aviation airports, public utilities, public facilities, and other land uses. The land use element shall include population densities, building intensities, and estimates of future population growth. The land use element shall designate, as appropriate, a sufficient quantity of land needed for residential, commercial, and industrial uses. The land use element shall provide for protection of the quality and quantity of ground water used for public water supplies. Wherever possible, the land use element should consider utilizing urban planning approaches that promote physical activity. Where applicable, the land use element shall review drainage, flooding, and storm water run-off in the area and nearby jurisdictions and provide guidance for corrective actions to mitigate or cleanse those discharges that pollute waters of the state, including Puget Sound or waters entering Puget Sound.

        (2) A housing element ensuring the vitality and character of established residential neighborhoods that: (a) Includes an inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs that identifies the number of housing units necessary to ((manage)) accommodate projected growth; (b) includes a statement of goals, policies, objectives, and mandatory provisions for the preservation, improvement, and development of housing, including single-family residences; (c) identifies a sufficient quantity of land suitable for meeting the existing and projected housing needs identified in (a) of this subsection, including, but not limited to, government-assisted housing, housing for low-income families, manufactured housing, multifamily housing, and group homes and foster care facilities; and (d) makes adequate provisions for existing and projected needs of all economic segments of the community.

        (3) A capital facilities plan element consisting of: (a) An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by public entities, showing the locations and capacities of the capital facilities; (b) a forecast of the future needs for such capital facilities; (c) the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new capital facilities; (d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes; and (e) a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of meeting existing needs and to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan element, and financing plan within the capital facilities plan element are coordinated and consistent. Park and recreation facilities shall be included in the capital facilities plan element.

        (4) A utilities element consisting of the general location, proposed location, and capacity of all existing and proposed utilities, including, but not limited to, electrical lines, telecommunication lines, and natural gas lines.

        (5) Rural element. Counties shall include a rural element including lands that are not designated for urban growth, agriculture, forest, or mineral resources. The following provisions shall apply to the rural element:

        (a) Growth management act goals and local circumstances. Because circumstances vary from county to county, in establishing patterns of rural densities and uses, a county may consider local circumstances, but shall develop a written record explaining how the rural element harmonizes the planning goals in RCW 36.70A.020 and meets the requirements of this chapter.

        (b) Rural development. The rural element shall permit rural development, forestry, and agriculture in rural areas. The rural element shall provide for a variety of rural densities, uses, essential public facilities, and rural governmental services needed to serve the permitted densities and uses. To achieve a variety of rural densities and uses, counties may provide for clustering, density transfer, design guidelines, conservation easements, and other innovative techniques that will accommodate appropriate rural densities and uses that are not characterized by urban growth and that are consistent with rural character.

        (c) Measures governing rural development. The rural element shall include measures that apply to rural development and protect the rural character of the area, as established by the county, by:

        (i) Containing or otherwise controlling rural development;

        (ii) Assuring visual compatibility of rural development with the surrounding rural area;

        (iii) Reducing the inappropriate conversion of undeveloped land into sprawling, low-density development in the rural area;

        (iv) Protecting critical areas, as provided in RCW 36.70A.060, and surface water and ground water resources; and

        (v) Protecting against conflicts with the use of agricultural, forest, and mineral resource lands designated under RCW 36.70A.170.

        (d) Limited areas of more intensive rural development. Subject to the requirements of this subsection and except as otherwise specifically provided in this subsection (5)(d), the rural element may allow for limited areas of more intensive rural development, including necessary public facilities and public services to serve the limited area as follows:

        (i) Rural development consisting of the infill, development, or redevelopment of existing commercial, industrial, residential, or mixed-use areas, whether characterized as shoreline development, villages, hamlets, rural activity centers, or crossroads developments.

        (A) A commercial, industrial, residential, shoreline, or mixed-use area shall be subject to the requirements of (d)(iv) of this subsection, but shall not be subject to the requirements of (c)(ii) and (iii) of this subsection.

        (B) Any development or redevelopment other than an industrial area or an industrial use within a mixed-use area or an industrial area under this subsection (5)(d)(i) must be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population.

        (C) Any development or redevelopment in terms of building size, scale, use, or intensity shall be consistent with the character of the existing areas. Development and redevelopment may include changes in use from vacant land or a previously existing use so long as the new use conforms to the requirements of this subsection (5);

        (ii) The intensification of development on lots containing, or new development of, small-scale recreational or tourist uses, including commercial facilities to serve those recreational or tourist uses, that rely on a rural location and setting, but that do not include new residential development. A small-scale recreation or tourist use is not required to be principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population. Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the recreation or tourist use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;

        (iii) The intensification of development on lots containing isolated nonresidential uses or new development of isolated cottage industries and isolated small-scale businesses that are not principally designed to serve the existing and projected rural population and nonresidential uses, but do provide job opportunities for rural residents. Rural counties may allow the expansion of small-scale businesses as long as those small-scale businesses conform with the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(((14))) (15). Rural counties may also allow new small-scale businesses to utilize a site previously occupied by an existing business as long as the new small-scale business conforms to the rural character of the area as defined by the local government according to RCW 36.70A.030(((14))) (15). Public services and public facilities shall be limited to those necessary to serve the isolated nonresidential use and shall be provided in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;

        (iv) A county shall adopt measures to minimize and contain the existing areas or uses of more intensive rural development, as appropriate, authorized under this subsection. Lands included in such existing areas or uses shall not extend beyond the logical outer boundary of the existing area or use, thereby allowing a new pattern of low-density sprawl. Existing areas are those that are clearly identifiable and contained and where there is a logical boundary delineated predominately by the built environment, but that may also include undeveloped lands if limited as provided in this subsection. The county shall establish the logical outer boundary of an area of more intensive rural development. In establishing the logical outer boundary the county shall address (A) the need to preserve the character of existing natural neighborhoods and communities, (B) physical boundaries such as bodies of water, streets and highways, and land forms and contours, (C) the prevention of abnormally irregular boundaries, and (D) the ability to provide public facilities and public services in a manner that does not permit low-density sprawl;

        (v) For purposes of (d) of this subsection, an existing area or existing use is one that was in existence:

        (A) On July 1, 1990, in a county that was initially required to plan under all of the provisions of this chapter;

        (B) On the date the county adopted a resolution under RCW 36.70A.040(2), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter under RCW 36.70A.040(2); or

        (C) On the date the office of financial management certifies the county's population as provided in RCW 36.70A.040(5), in a county that is planning under all of the provisions of this chapter pursuant to RCW 36.70A.040(5).

        (e) Exception. This subsection shall not be interpreted to permit in the rural area a major industrial development or a master planned resort unless otherwise specifically permitted under RCW 36.70A.360 and 36.70A.365.

        (6) A transportation element that implements, and is consistent with, the land use element.

        (a) The transportation element shall include the following subelements:

        (i) Land use assumptions used in estimating travel;

        (ii) Estimated traffic impacts to state-owned transportation facilities resulting from land use assumptions to assist the department of transportation in monitoring the performance of state facilities, to plan improvements for the facilities, and to assess the impact of land-use decisions on state-owned transportation facilities;

        (iii) Facilities and services needs, including:

        (A) An inventory of air, water, and ground transportation facilities and services, including transit alignments and general aviation airport facilities, to define existing capital facilities and travel levels as a basis for future planning. This inventory must include state-owned transportation facilities within the city or county's jurisdictional boundaries;

        (B) Level of service standards for all locally owned arterials and transit routes to serve as a gauge to judge performance of the system. These standards should be regionally coordinated;

        (C) For state-owned transportation facilities, level of service standards for highways, as prescribed in chapters 47.06 and 47.80 RCW, to gauge the performance of the system. The purposes of reflecting level of service standards for state highways in the local comprehensive plan are to monitor the performance of the system, to evaluate improvement strategies, and to facilitate coordination between the county's or city's six-year street, road, or transit program and the department of transportation's six-year investment program. The concurrency requirements of (b) of this subsection do not apply to transportation facilities and services of statewide significance except for counties consisting of islands whose only connection to the mainland are state highways or ferry routes. In these island counties, state highways and ferry route capacity must be a factor in meeting the concurrency requirements in (b) of this subsection;

        (D) Specific actions and requirements for bringing into compliance locally owned transportation facilities or services that are below an established level of service standard;

        (E) Forecasts of traffic for at least ten years based on the adopted land use plan to provide information on the location, timing, and capacity needs of future growth;

        (F) Identification of state and local system needs to meet current and future demands. Identified needs on state-owned transportation facilities must be consistent with the statewide multimodal transportation plan required under chapter 47.06 RCW;

        (iv) Finance, including:

        (A) An analysis of funding capability to judge needs against probable funding resources;

        (B) A multiyear financing plan based on the needs identified in the comprehensive plan, the appropriate parts of which shall serve as the basis for the six-year street, road, or transit program required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems. The multiyear financing plan should be coordinated with the ((six-year)) ten-year improvement program developed by the department of transportation as required by RCW 47.05.030;

        (C) If probable funding falls short of meeting identified needs, a discussion of how additional funding will be raised, or how land use assumptions will be reassessed to ensure that level of service standards will be met;

        (v) Intergovernmental coordination efforts, including an assessment of the impacts of the transportation plan and land use assumptions on the transportation systems of adjacent jurisdictions;

        (vi) Demand-management strategies;

        (vii) Pedestrian and bicycle component to include collaborative efforts to identify and designate planned improvements for pedestrian and bicycle facilities and corridors that address and encourage enhanced community access and promote healthy lifestyles.

        (b) After adoption of the comprehensive plan by jurisdictions required to plan or who choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, local jurisdictions must adopt and enforce ordinances which prohibit development approval if the development causes the level of service on a locally owned transportation facility to decline below the standards adopted in the transportation element of the comprehensive plan, unless transportation improvements or strategies to accommodate the impacts of development are made concurrent with the development. These strategies may include increased public transportation service, ride sharing programs, demand management, and other transportation systems management strategies. For the purposes of this subsection (6) "concurrent with the development" shall mean that improvements or strategies are in place at the time of development, or that a financial commitment is in place to complete the improvements or strategies within six years.

        (c) The transportation element described in this subsection (6), and the six-year plans required by RCW 35.77.010 for cities, RCW 36.81.121 for counties, and RCW 35.58.2795 for public transportation systems, and the ten-year plan required by RCW 47.05.030 for the state, must be consistent.

        (7) An economic development element establishing local goals, policies, objectives, and provisions for economic growth and vitality and a high quality of life. The element shall include: (a) A summary of the local economy such as population, employment, payroll, sectors, businesses, sales, and other information as appropriate; (b) a summary of the strengths and weaknesses of the local economy defined as the commercial and industrial sectors and supporting factors such as land use, transportation, utilities, education, work force, housing, and natural/cultural resources; and (c) an identification of policies, programs, and projects to foster economic growth and development and to address future needs. A city that has chosen to be a residential community is exempt from the economic development element requirement of this subsection.

        (8) A park and recreation element that implements, and is consistent with, the capital facilities plan element as it relates to park and recreation facilities. The element shall include: (a) Estimates of park and recreation demand for at least a ten-year period; (b) an evaluation of facilities and service needs; and (c) an evaluation of intergovernmental coordination opportunities to provide regional approaches for meeting park and recreational demand.

        (9) It is the intent that new or amended elements required after January 1, 2002, be adopted concurrent with the scheduled update provided in RCW 36.70A.130. Requirements to incorporate any such new or amended elements shall be null and void until funds sufficient to cover applicable local government costs are appropriated and distributed by the state at least two years before local government must update comprehensive plans as required in RCW 36.70A.130.

        Sec. 2. RCW 36.70A.090 and 1990 1st ex.s. c 17 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

        A comprehensive plan should provide for innovative land use management techniques, including, but not limited to, density bonuses, cluster housing, planned unit developments, mixed-use development, accessory dwelling units, and the transfer of development rights.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 36.70A RCW to read as follows:

        (1) A county and one or more of its cities, or two or more counties sharing a common border and their cities, may adopt countywide planning policies or multicounty planning policies establishing subregions in order to address housing and employment markets that cross jurisdictional boundaries. Policies adopted under this section may include, but are not limited to:

        (a) Policies that reallocate among the counties and cities in the subregion the population growth established for each local government under RCW 36.70A.110;

        (b) Policies that provide for a sufficient number of housing units to accommodate the existing housing needs and projected population growth in the subregion; and

        (c) Policies that provide for sufficient land suitable for development to meet the needs for commercial and industrial growth in the subregion.

        (2) The local governments within the subregion may use the countywide planning policies or multicounty planning policies, interlocal agreements under chapter 39.34 RCW, or any other appropriate mechanism to implement the policies established under subsection (1) of this section."

        Correct the title.

       Representative Springer moved the adoption of amendment (256) to amendment (191):

        On page 9, after line 26 of the amendment, insert the following:

        "Sec. 4. RCW 36.70A.110 and 2004 c 206 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) In accordance with the requirements of this section, each county that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall designate an urban growth area or areas within which urban growth shall be encouraged and outside of which growth can occur only if it is not urban in nature. Each city that is located in such a county shall be included within an urban growth area. An urban growth area may include more than a single city. An urban growth area may include territory that is located outside of a city only if such territory already is characterized by urban growth whether or not the urban growth area includes a city, or is adjacent to territory already characterized by urban growth, or is a designated new fully contained community as defined by RCW 36.70A.350.

        (2) Based upon the growth management population projection made for the county by the office of financial management, the county and each city within the county shall include areas and densities sufficient to permit the urban growth that is projected to occur in the county or city for the succeeding twenty-year period, except for those urban growth areas contained totally within a national historical reserve.

        Each urban growth area shall permit urban densities and shall include greenbelt and open space areas. In the case of urban growth areas contained totally within a national historical reserve, the city may restrict densities, intensities, and forms of urban growth as determined to be necessary and appropriate to protect the physical, cultural, or historic integrity of the reserve. An urban growth area determination may include a reasonable land market supply factor and shall permit a range of urban densities and uses. In determining this market factor, cities and counties may consider local circumstances. Cities and counties have discretion in their comprehensive plans to make many choices about accommodating growth.

        Within one year of July 1, 1990, each county that as of June 1, 1991, was required or chose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, shall begin consulting with each city located within its boundaries and each city shall propose the location of an urban growth area. Within sixty days of the date the county legislative authority of a county adopts its resolution of intention or of certification by the office of financial management, all other counties that are required or choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall begin this consultation with each city located within its boundaries. The county shall attempt to reach agreement with each city on the location of an urban growth area within which the city is located. If such an agreement is not reached with each city located within the urban growth area, the county shall justify in writing why it so designated the area an urban growth area. A city may object formally with the department over the designation of the urban growth area within which it is located. Where appropriate, the department shall attempt to resolve the conflicts, including the use of mediation services.

        (3) Counties planning under RCW 36.70A.040 with populations of at least one hundred seventy-five thousand must:

        (a) Consult and cooperate with each city within an urban growth area proposed for modification prior to and concurrent with actions to modify the urban growth area within which the city or cities are located;

        (b) Consult and cooperate with each city within each urban growth area to adopt development regulations for unincorporated territory within urban growth areas that are consistent with each applicable city;

        (c) Adopt development regulations for new development in unincorporated territory within an urban growth area that is, as of the effective date of this act, entirely surrounded by incorporated territory. Development regulations adopted under this subsection (c) must be consistent with the city or cities surrounding the unincorporated territory; and

        (d) Report to the appropriate committees of the house of representatives and the senate by December 1, 2007, on the implementation of, and any impediments related to, the requirements of (a) and (b) of this subsection (3).

        (4) Urban growth should be located first in areas already characterized by urban growth that have adequate existing public facility and service capacities to serve such development, second in areas already characterized by urban growth that will be served adequately by a combination of both existing public facilities and services and any additional needed public facilities and services that are provided by either public or private sources, and third in the remaining portions of the urban growth areas. Urban growth may also be located in designated new fully contained communities as defined by RCW 36.70A.350.

        (((4)))(5) In general, cities are the units of local government most appropriate to provide urban governmental services. In general, it is not appropriate that urban governmental services be extended to or expanded in rural areas except in those limited circumstances shown to be necessary to protect basic public health and safety and the environment and when such services are financially supportable at rural densities and do not permit urban development.

        (((5)))(6) On or before October 1, 1993, each county that was initially required to plan under RCW 36.70A.040(1) shall adopt development regulations designating interim urban growth areas under this chapter. Within three years and three months of the date the county legislative authority of a county adopts its resolution of intention or of certification by the office of financial management, all other counties that are required or choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall adopt development regulations designating interim urban growth areas under this chapter. Adoption of the interim urban growth areas may only occur after public notice; public hearing; and compliance with the state environmental policy act, chapter 43.21C RCW, and RCW 36.70A.110. Such action may be appealed to the appropriate growth management hearings board under RCW 36.70A.280. Final urban growth areas shall be adopted at the time of comprehensive plan adoption under this chapter.

        (((6)))(7) Each county shall include designations of urban growth areas in its comprehensive plan.

        (((7)))(8) An urban growth area designated in accordance with this section may include within its boundaries urban service areas or potential annexation areas designated for specific cities or towns within the county."

       Representatives Springer and Curtis spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment to the amendment.

       The amendment to the amendment was adopted.

       Representatives Springer and Schindler spoke in favor of the adoption of amendment (191) as amended.

       The amendment as amended was adopted. The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Springer, Schindler and Dunn spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

MOTION

       On motion of Representative Morrell, Representative Schual-Berke was excused.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1727.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1727 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1727, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2016, by Representatives Springer, Lantz, Wallace, Seaquist, P. Sullivan, Moeller, Lovick, Takko, Kessler, Morrell, Rolfes, Ericks, Van De Wege, Goodman, Simpson, Linville and Ormsby

       Changing provisions pertaining to eminent domain.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 2016 was substituted for House Bill No. 2016 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2016 was read the second time.

       Representative Rodne moved the adoption of amendment (139):

        On page 26, line 17, strike "solely"

        On page 27, line 13, strike "solely"

        On page 28, line 10, strike "solely"

        On page 29, line 7, strike "solely"

        On page 30, line 4, strike "solely"

        On page 30, line 36, strike "solely"

       Representatives Rodne and Buri spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Lantz spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       With the consent of the House, amendment (164) was withdrawn.

       Representative Rodne moved the adoption of amendment (140):

        On page 26, line 23, strike "primary"

        On page 27, line 19, strike "primary"

        On page 28, line 16, strike "primary"

        On page 29, line 13, strike "primary"

        On page 30, line 10, strike "primary"

        On page 31, line 5, strike "primary"

       Representatives Rodne and DeBolt spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Lantz spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Rodne moved the adoption of amendment (284):

        On page 26, line 29, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

        On page 27, line 25, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

        On page 28, line 22, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

        On page 29, line 19, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

        On page 30, line 16, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

        On page 31, line 11, after "safety" insert "based on the present condition and use of the real property"

       Representatives Rodne and Lantz spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was adopted.

       Representative Rodne moved the adoption of amendment (141):

        On page 27, line 5, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

        On page 28, line 2, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

        On page 28, line 35, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

        On page 29, line 32, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

        On page 30, line 29, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

        On page 31, line 24, after "facility" insert "for merely incidental use"

       Representatives Rodne, Buri and Anderson spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Williams spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       An electronic roll call was requested.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be adoption of amendment (141) to Substitute House Bill No. 2016.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the adoption of amendment (141) to Substitute House Bill No. 2016, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 47, Nays - 50, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Eddy, Ericksen, Goodman, Green, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Hurst, Jarrett, Kelley, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Priest, Roach, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Schindler, Seaquist, Skinner, Strow, Sump, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh and Warnick - 47.

       Voting nay: Representatives Appleton, Blake, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Grant, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Quall, Roberts, Santos, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 50.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       Representative Rodne moved the adoption of amendment (254):

        On page 31, after line 33, insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec. 29. It is the intent of this act, and the provisions of this act shall be so construed, that the powers of eminent domain shall be exercised solely for a stated public use, except private ways of necessity, and for drains, flumes, or ditches on or across the lands of others for agricultural, domestic, or sanitary purposes consistent with Article I, section 16 of the state Constitution. All grants and exercise of the power of eminent domain shall be strictly construed and no greater interest shall be taken than is necessary to accomplish the stated public use. "Public use" means the actual possession, occupation, and use of the property by the general public or by the state; or the use of land for the creation or functioning of public utilities or common carriers such as railroads, utilities, or toll roads. The taking of private property by the state for economic development does not constitute public use. Public use shall not be equated with public purpose, public interest, or public benefit, such as promoting economic development, creating jobs, improving the tax base, or enhancing tax revenues by building, expanding, or upgrading private retail, commercial, industrial, or residential establishments. The legislature intends that economic development as contemplated by the United States supreme court decision in Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005) is not and shall not be construed as public use."

        Renumber the remaining section and correct the title.

       Representatives Rodne and Ericksen spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Williams spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       An electronic roll call was requested.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be adoption of amendment (254) to Substitute House Bill No. 2016.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the adoption of amendment (254) to Substitute House Bill No. 2016, and the amendment was not adopted by the following vote: Yeas - 47, Nays - 50, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Eddy, Ericksen, Goodman, Green, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Jarrett, Kelley, Kessler, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Priest, Roach, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Schindler, Seaquist, Skinner, Strow, Sump, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh and Warnick - 47.

       Voting nay: Representatives Appleton, Blake, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Grant, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Kagi, Kenney, Kirby, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Quall, Roberts, Santos, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 50.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Springer and Rodne spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2016.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 2016 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2016, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2115, by Representatives Newhouse, Lantz, B. Sullivan, Hailey, Grant, Van De Wege, Warnick, Kelley, Pedersen, Appleton, Quall, Seaquist, Hunt, Simpson, McDermott and Ormsby

       Creating the heritage barn preservation program.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 2115 was substituted for House Bill No. 2115 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2115 was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Newhouse, Lantz, Walsh and Fromhold spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2115.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2115 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2115, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1359, by Representatives Miloscia, Chase, Hasegawa, Pettigrew, Springer, Ormsby, Roberts, Darneille, Goodman and Santos

       Creating an affordable housing for all program.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1359 was substituted for House Bill No. 1359 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1359 was read the second time.

       Representative Ericksen moved the adoption of amendment (220):

        On page 21, line 26, after "21." strike everything through "void." on line 29 and insert:

        "(1) To facilitate establishing priorities in government spending, this act shall be null and void if funding necessary to implement this act is not fully offset by specific reductions to maintenance-level appropriations referencing a particular agency purpose and funding.

        (2) For purposes of this section, funding is fully offset if, by June 30, 2007, the omnibus appropriations act:

        (a) contains specific funding for this act;

        (b) contains specific reductions to maintenance-level appropriations, referencing a particular agency purpose and funding, in an amount equal to the amount referenced pursuant to (a) of this subsection; and

        (c) the provisions required by (a) and (b) of this subsection reference this act by bill or chapter number."

       Representative Ericksen spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Miloscia spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Hailey moved the adoption of amendment (178):

        Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        "Sec. 1. RCW 36.70A.210 and 1998 c 171 s 4 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) The legislature recognizes that counties are regional governments within their boundaries, and cities are primary providers of urban governmental services within urban growth areas. For the purposes of this section, a "countywide planning policy" is a written policy statement or statements used solely for establishing a countywide framework from which county and city comprehensive plans are developed and adopted pursuant to this chapter. This framework shall ensure that city and county comprehensive plans are consistent as required in RCW 36.70A.100. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the land-use powers of cities.

     (2) The legislative authority of a county that plans under RCW 36.70A.040 shall adopt a countywide planning policy in cooperation with the cities located in whole or in part within the county as follows:

     (a) No later than sixty calendar days from July 16, 1991, the legislative authority of each county that as of June 1, 1991, was required or chose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 shall convene a meeting with representatives of each city located within the county for the purpose of establishing a collaborative process that will provide a framework for the adoption of a countywide planning policy. In other counties that are required or choose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, this meeting shall be convened no later than sixty days after the date the county adopts its resolution of intention or was certified by the office of financial management.

     (b) The process and framework for adoption of a countywide planning policy specified in (a) of this subsection shall determine the manner in which the county and the cities agree to all procedures and provisions including but not limited to desired planning policies, deadlines, ratification of final agreements and demonstration thereof, and financing, if any, of all activities associated therewith.

     (c) If a county fails for any reason to convene a meeting with representatives of cities as required in (a) of this subsection, the governor may immediately impose any appropriate sanction or sanctions on the county from those specified under RCW 36.70A.340.

     (d) If there is no agreement by October 1, 1991, in a county that was required or chose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 as of June 1, 1991, or if there is no agreement within one hundred twenty days of the date the county adopted its resolution of intention or was certified by the office of financial management in any other county that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, the governor shall first inquire of the jurisdictions as to the reason or reasons for failure to reach an agreement. If the governor deems it appropriate, the governor may immediately request the assistance of the department of community, trade, and economic development to mediate any disputes that preclude agreement. If mediation is unsuccessful in resolving all disputes that will lead to agreement, the governor may impose appropriate sanctions from those specified under RCW 36.70A.340 on the county, city, or cities for failure to reach an agreement as provided in this section. The governor shall specify the reason or reasons for the imposition of any sanction.

     (e) No later than July 1, 1992, the legislative authority of each county that was required or chose to plan under RCW 36.70A.040 as of June 1, 1991, or no later than fourteen months after the date the county adopted its resolution of intention or was certified by the office of financial management the county legislative authority of any other county that is required or chooses to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, shall adopt a countywide planning policy according to the process provided under this section and that is consistent with the agreement pursuant to (b) of this subsection, and after holding a public hearing or hearings on the proposed countywide planning policy.

     (3) A countywide planning policy shall at a minimum, address the following:

        (a) Policies to implement RCW 36.70A.110;

        (b) Policies for promotion of contiguous and orderly development and provision of urban services to such development;

        (c) Policies for siting public capital facilities of a countywide or statewide nature, including transportation facilities of statewide significance as defined in RCW 47.06.140;

        (d) Policies for countywide transportation facilities and strategies;

        (e) Policies that consider the need for affordable housing, such as housing for all economic segments of the population and parameters for its distribution;

        (f) Policies for joint county and city planning within urban growth areas;

        (g) Policies for countywide economic development and employment; ((and))

        (h) Policies for providing a supply of housing sufficient to accommodate employment growth and demand for all types of residential living, including if applicable, part-time, retirement, and second homes; and

     (i) An analysis of the fiscal impact.

     (4) Federal agencies and Indian tribes may participate in and cooperate with the countywide planning policy adoption process. Adopted countywide planning policies shall be adhered to by state agencies.

     (5) Failure to adopt a countywide planning policy that meets the requirements of this section may result in the imposition of a sanction or sanctions on a county or city within the county, as specified in RCW 36.70A.340. In imposing a sanction or sanctions, the governor shall specify the reasons for failure to adopt a countywide planning policy in order that any imposed sanction or sanctions are fairly and equitably related to the failure to adopt a countywide planning policy.

     (6) Cities and the governor may appeal an adopted countywide planning policy to the growth management hearings board within sixty days of the adoption of the countywide planning policy.

     (7) Multicounty planning policies shall be adopted by two or more counties, each with a population of four hundred fifty thousand or more, with contiguous urban areas and may be adopted by other counties, according to the process established under this section or other processes agreed to among the counties and cities within the affected counties throughout the multicounty region.

        Sec. 2. RCW 43.62.035 and 1997 c 429 s 26 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) The office of financial management shall determine the population of each county of the state annually as of April 1st of each year and on or before July 1st of each year shall file a certificate with the secretary of state showing its determination of the population for each county. The office of financial management also shall determine the percentage increase in population for each county over the preceding ten-year period, as of April 1st, and shall file a certificate with the secretary of state by July 1st showing its determination. At least once every five years or upon the availability of decennial census data, whichever is ((later)) sooner, the office of financial management shall prepare twenty-year growth management planning population projections required by RCW 36.70A.110 for each county that adopts a comprehensive plan under RCW 36.70A.040 and shall review these projections with such counties and the cities in those counties before final adoption. The projections shall be based on a determination of the anticipated economic and job growth for these counties and shall consider relevant data concerning the critical components of the local economy and relevant market factors at the national, state, and local levels. The projections shall account for anticipated migrations within the state by retirees and telecommuters. In recognition of the typical length of planning cycles, and of the planning cycles for local governments, the office will publish annual comparisons of estimated job change with estimated housing unit change by county to ensure economic and job growth together with population growth are accommodated by the jurisdictions.

     (2) Population projections for each county shall consider:

        (a) Projected growth statewide and the share of state growth historically accommodated by the county;

        (b) Projected natural population changes caused by births and deaths within the county;

        (c) A determination of the anticipated economic and job growth within the county, using relevant data concerning the critical components of the local economy and relevant market factors at the national, state, and local levels;

        (d) Projected natural population increase, economic growth, and job growth in adjacent counties that may result in spillover housing demand;

        (e) Projected net migration into the county, including an assessment of the degree to which population growth will be affected by the county's popularity as a location for telecommuting, vacation homes, and retirement living; and

        (f) Other factors determined to be relevant and consistent with accepted demographic techniques.

     (3) The county and its cities, and other interested parties, may provide to the office such information as they deem relevant to the office's projection, and the office shall consider and comment on such information before adoption. Each projection shall be expressed as a reasonable range developed within the standard state high and low projection. The middle range shall represent the office's estimate of the most likely population projection for the county. If any city or county believes that a projection will not accurately reflect actual population growth in a county, it may petition the office to revise the projection accordingly. ((The office shall complete the first set of ranges for every county by December 31, 1995.))

     (4) A comprehensive plan adopted or amended before December 31, 1995, shall not be considered to be in noncompliance with the twenty-year growth management planning population projection if the projection used in the comprehensive plan is in compliance with the range later adopted under this section."

        Correct the title.

       Representative Hailey spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Miloscia spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Dunn moved the adoption of amendment (179):

        Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. The legislature finds that first-time home buyers in Washington state have been priced out of the housing market in many counties. The legislature finds that many organizations, including local governments, have recognized the affordable housing crisis for first-time home buyers. The legislature finds that, for example, as reported in King county's benchmark growth report, "buying a first home remains extremely difficult for those under one hundred twenty percent of median income." The legislature further finds that impact fees contribute to the high cost of housing in many Washington counties, and that eliminating these fees will reduce housing prices. The legislature intends to make housing more affordable for first-time home buyers in counties where housing is currently not affordable for first-time home buyers. The legislature intends to do this by eliminating impact fees in counties where the first-time buyer housing affordability index demonstrates that housing is not affordable for first-time home buyers.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. A new section is added to chapter 82.02 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) As used in this chapter, "first-time buyer housing affordability index" means the index determined by the Washington center for real estate research that measures the ability of a typical renter household to afford the purchase of a typical starter home by assuming: (a) The household will purchase a home priced at eighty-five percent of area median with a ten percent down payment; (b) the home mortgage loan is for a term of thirty years at the prevailing average fixed rate of interest; and (c) the potential first-time home buyer earns seventy percent of the area median household income and twenty-five percent of household income can be used for principal and interest payments.

     (2) For purposes of this chapter, a first-time buyer housing affordability index of: (a) One hundred indicates that a household of the defined income can afford a home of the defined price; (b) less than one hundred indicates that a household of the defined income cannot afford a home of the defined price without spending more than twenty-five percent of their income on mortgage payments; and (c) greater than one hundred indicates that a household of the defined income can afford a home of the defined price while spending less than twenty-five percent of their income on mortgage payments.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. A new section is added to chapter 82.02 RCW to read as follows:

     (1) In any county in which the first-time buyer housing affordability index, as defined in section 2 of this act and as determined by the Washington center for real estate research at Washington State University, is less than one hundred for three quarters in any given year, the county and cities located within the county shall not collect impact fees under this chapter for the following two years.

     (2) The year-long period measured by the Washington center for real estate research under subsection (1) of this section shall begin and end in the third quarter of the calendar year. The time period for which the ability to collect impact fees under this chapter is suspended under subsection (1) of this section begins January 1st of the year following the determination by the Washington center for real estate research.

        Sec. 4. RCW 82.02.100 and 1992 c 219 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:

     (1) A person required to pay a fee pursuant to RCW 43.21C.060 for system improvements shall not be required to pay an impact fee under RCW 82.02.050 through 82.02.090 for those same system improvements.

     (2) A county prohibited from imposing a fee for system improvements under section 3 of this act may not impose a fee under RCW 43.21C.060 for those same system improvements.

     (3) A county prohibited from imposing a fee for system improvements under section 3 of this act may not require a dedication of land under RCW 58.17.110 for those same system improvements."

        Correct the title.

       Representative Dunn spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Miloscia spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       Representative Pettigrew moved the adoption of amendment (242):

        Strike everything after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec. 1. (1) The legislature finds that there is a large, unmet need for affordable housing in the state of Washington. The legislature declares that a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household should be a state goal. Furthermore, this goal includes increasing the percentage of low-income households who are able to obtain and retain housing without government subsidies or other public support.

        (2) The legislature finds that there are many root causes of the affordable housing shortage and declares that it is critical that such causes be analyzed, effective solutions be developed, implemented, monitored, and evaluated, and that these causal factors be eliminated. The legislature also finds that there is a taxpayer and societal cost associated with a lack of jobs that pay self-sufficiency standard wages and a shortage of affordable housing, and that the state must identify and quantify that cost.

        (3) The legislature finds that the support and commitment of all sectors of the statewide community is critical to accomplishing the state's affordable housing for all goal. The legislature finds that the provision of housing and housing-related services should be administered at the local level. However, the state should play a primary role in: Providing financial resources to achieve the goal at all levels of government; researching, evaluating, benchmarking, and implementing best practices; continually updating and evaluating statewide housing data; developing a state plan that integrates the strategies, goals, objectives, and performance measures of all other state housing plans and programs; coordinating and supporting county government plans and activities; and directing quality management practices by monitoring both state and county government performance towards achieving interim and ultimate goals.

        (4) The legislature declares that the systematic and comprehensive performance measurement and evaluation of progress toward interim goals and the immediate state affordable housing goal of a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every household in the state by 2020 is a necessary component of the statewide effort to end the affordable housing crisis.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 2. This chapter may be known and cited as the Washington affordable housing for all act.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 3. There is created within the department the state affordable housing for all program, which shall be funded by the affordable housing for all program surcharge provided for in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and all other sources directed to the affordable housing for all program. The goal of the program is a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment for every very low-income household in the state by 2020. A priority must be placed upon achieving this goal for extremely low-income households. This goal includes increasing the percentage of households who access housing that is affordable for their income or wage level without government assistance by increasing the number of previously very low-income households who achieve self-sufficiency and economic independence. The goal also includes implementing strategies to keep the rising cost of housing below the relative rise in wages. The department shall develop and administer the affordable housing for all program. In the development and implementation of the program, the department shall consider: The funding level, number of county staff available to implement the program, and competency of each county to meet the goals of the program; and establish program guidelines, performance measures, and reporting requirements appropriate to the existing capacity of the participating counties.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 4. Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.

        (1) "Affordable housing" means housing that has a sales price or rental amount that is within the means of a household that may occupy low, very low, and extremely low-income housing. The department shall adopt policies for residential rental and homeownership housing, occupied by extremely low, very low, and low-income households, that specify the percentage of household income that may be spent on monthly housing costs, including utilities other than telephone, to qualify as affordable housing.

        (2) "Department" means the department of community, trade, and economic development.

        (3) "Director" means the director of the department of community, trade, and economic development.

        (4) "First-time home buyer" means an individual or his or her spouse who have not owned a home during the three-year period prior to purchase of a home.

        (5) "Nonprofit organization" means any public or private nonprofit organization that: (a) Is organized under federal, state, or local laws; (b) has no part of its net earnings inuring to the benefit of any member, founder, contributor, or individual; and (c) has among its purposes, significant activities related to the provision of decent housing that is affordable to extremely low-income, very low-income, low-income, or moderate-income households and special needs populations.

        (6) "Regulatory barriers to affordable housing" and "regulatory barriers" mean any public policies, including those embodied in statutes, ordinances, regulations, or administrative procedures or processes, required to be identified by the state, cities, towns, or counties in connection with strategies under section 105(b)(4) of the Cranston-Gonzalez national affordable housing act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12701 et seq.).

        (7) "Home security fund account" means the account in the custody of the state treasurer receiving the state's portion of income from the revenue of sources established by RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and 36.22.179, section 25 of this act, and all other sources directed to the affordable housing for all program or homeless housing and assistance program.

        (8) "County affordable housing task force" means a county committee, as described in section 7 of this act, created to prepare and recommend to its county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan, and also to recommend expenditures of the funds from the affordable housing for all program surcharge in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and all other sources directed to the county's affordable housing for all program.

        (9) "Performance measurement" means the process of comparing specific measures of success with ultimate and interim goals.

        (10) "Performance evaluation" means the process of evaluating the performance by established objective, measurable criteria according to the achievement of outlined goals, measures, targets, standards, or other outcomes using a ranked scorecard from highest to lowest performance which employs a scale of one to one hundred, one hundred being the optimal score.

        (11) "Quality management program" means a nationally recognized program using criteria similar or equivalent to the Baldridge criteria. Beginning in 2009, all cities, towns, and counties receiving over five hundred thousand dollars a year during the previous calendar year from (a) state housing-related funding sources, including the housing trust fund, (b) housing finance commission programs, (c) the affordable housing for all program surcharge in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), (d) the homeless housing and assistance program surcharge in RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act), and (e) any other surcharge charged under chapter 36.22 RCW to fund homelessness programs shall apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program once every three years beginning by January 1, 2010. The Washington state housing finance commission must apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program by December 31, 2009, and at least once every three years thereafter.

        (12) "Affordable housing for all program" means the program authorized under this chapter, utilizing the funding from the affordable housing for all program surcharge in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), and all other sources directed to the affordable housing for all program, as administered by the department at the state level and by each county at the local level.

        (13) "State affordable housing for all plan" or "state plan" means the plan developed by the department in collaboration with the affordable housing advisory board with the goal of ensuring that every very low-income household in Washington has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020.

        (14) "County affordable housing for all plan" or "county plan" means the plan developed by each county with the goal of ensuring that every very low-income household in the county has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020.

        (15) "Low-income household," for the purposes of the affordable housing for all program, means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than eighty percent of the median household income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

        (16) "Very low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than fifty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

        (17) "Extremely low-income household" means a single person, family, or unrelated persons living together whose adjusted income is less than thirty percent of the median family income, adjusted for household size for the county where the project is located.

        (18) "County" means a county government in the state of Washington or, except under RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), a city government or collaborative of city governments within that county if the county government declines to participate in the affordable housing program.

        (19) "Local government" means a county or city government in the state of Washington or, except under RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), a city government or collaborative of city governments within that county if the county government declines to participate in the affordable housing program.

        (20) "Authority" or "housing authority" means any of the public corporations created by RCW 35.82.030.

        (21) "Good family-wage job" means a job that pays at or above one of the two self-sufficiency income standards established under section 26 of this act which for an individual means enough income to support one adult individual, and for a family means enough income to support two adult individuals, one preschool-aged child, and one school-aged child.

        Sec. 5. RCW 43.185B.040 and 1993 c 478 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) The department shall, in consultation with the affordable housing advisory board created in RCW 43.185B.020 (as recodified by this act), prepare and ((from time to time amend a five-year)) annually update a state affordable housing ((advisory)) for all plan. The state plan must incorporate the strategies, objectives, goals, and performance measures of all other housing-related state plans, including the state homeless housing strategic plan required under RCW 43.185C.040 and all state housing programs. The state affordable housing for all plan may be combined with the state homeless housing strategic plan required under RCW 43.185C.040 or any other existing state housing plan as long as the requirements of all of the plans to be merged are met.

        (2) The purpose of the state affordable housing for all plan is to:

        (a) Document the need for affordable housing in the state and the extent to which that need is being met through public and private sector programs((,));

        (b) Outline the development of sound strategies and programs to promote affordable housing;

        (c) Establish, evaluate, and report upon interim goals and timelines that are determined by the department and by which the state and counties may be measured;

        (d) Establish, evaluate, and report upon performance measures, including the performance measures outlined in section 6 of this act, for all state housing programs, as well as all housing programs operated by or coordinated by city and county governments, including local housing-related levy initiatives, housing-related tax exemption programs, and federally funded programs operated or coordinated by the state or local governments;

        (e) Evaluate and report upon all counties' use of the affordable housing for all program surcharge funds provided for in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and all other sources directed to the counties' affordable housing for all programs;

        (f) Report upon how housing trust fund awards within the previous one-year period are consistent with the plan and have contributed to the goal of the affordable housing for all program; and ((to))

        (g) Facilitate state and county government planning to meet the state affordable housing ((needs of the state, and to enable the development of sound strategies and programs for affordable housing)) for all goal.

        (3) The information in the ((five-year)) annual state affordable housing ((advisory)) for all plan must include:

        (a) An assessment of the state's housing market trends;

        (b) An assessment of the housing needs for all economic segments of the state by wage level decile and special needs populations including:

        (i) A report on the number and percentage of persons or households statewide and in each county in each income level decile who are currently living in housing that is not affordable given their wage level;

        (ii) A report on the number and percentage of additional affordable rental housing units that are needed statewide and in each county to house persons or households at each wage level decile;

        (iii) A report of the number and percentage of persons or households identified as having special needs statewide and in each county who are not adequately and affordably housed;

        (iv) An estimate of the number and percentage of additional housing units needed statewide and in each county for each special needs population category;

        (c) An inventory of the supply and geographic distribution of affordable housing rental units made available through public and private sector programs;

        (d) An inventory of the homeownership units under public or nonprofit control through a trust or covenant limiting the economic value of the unit made available through public and private sector programs;

        (e) An estimate of the number and percentage of homes available for purchase statewide and in each county that are affordable to each wage level decile;

        (f) An estimate of the number and percentage affordable homes for purchase needed for each wage level decile to achieve the state's homeownership goal, as determined by the department and included in the state affordable housing for all plan, unless established by the legislature;

        (g) A summary of the activities of all state housing programs, as well as all housing programs operated by or coordinated by city and county governments, including local housing-related levy initiatives, housing-related tax exemption programs, and federally funded programs operated or coordinated by the state or local governments;

        (h) A status report on the degree of progress made by the public and private sector toward meeting the housing needs of the state, each county, and each city with a population greater than fifty thousand or the city with the highest population in each county, where information is available;

        (((e))) (i) An identification of state and local regulatory barriers to affordable housing and proposed regulatory and administrative techniques designed to remove barriers to the development and placement of affordable housing; ((and

        (f))) (j) An analysis, statewide and within each county and major city, of the primary contributors to the cost of housing and an outline of potential strategies to keep the increasing cost of housing below the relative rise in wages;

        (k) Specific recommendations, policies, or proposals for meeting the affordable housing needs of the state;

        (l) Identification of key root causal factors of the affordable housing shortage and the inability of low-income households to obtain and retain appropriate housing, and identification of possible preventative strategies and related performance measures;

        (m) A report on the growth in the population of persons in each wage level decile statewide and for each county;

        (n) A determination of the cost to the state of the affordable housing shortage;

        (o) A report of any differences in the rates of inflation between median house prices, median rent for a two-bedroom apartment, and median family income for persons or households in each wage level decile;

        (p) A summary of the recommendations of the affordable housing advisory board report as required in RCW 43.185B.030;

        (q) A response to all county legislative and policy recommendations included in county affordable housing for all plans as well as proposed strategies to address issues raised in the county plans; and

        (r) A summary report of the department's evaluations of the operations and accomplishments of other state departments and agencies as they affect housing as required in RCW 43.63A.650 (as recodified by this act).

        (((2)(a))) (4) The ((five-year)) state affordable housing ((advisory)) for all plan required under ((subsection (1) of)) this section must be submitted to the appropriate committees of the legislature on or before ((February 1, 1994)) December 31, 2008, and subsequent updated plans must be submitted ((every five years)) by December 31st each year thereafter.

        (((b) Each February 1st, beginning February 1, 1995, the department shall submit an annual progress report, to the legislature, detailing the extent to which the state's affordable housing needs were met during the preceding year and recommendations for meeting those needs))

        (5) To guide counties in preparation of county affordable housing for all plans required under section 8 of this act, the department shall issue, by December 31, 2007, guidelines for preparing county plans consistent with this chapter. County plans must be substantially consistent with the goals and program recommendations of the state affordable housing for all plan and must include, at a minimum, the same information analysis, on a local level, as described in subsection (3) of this section and must include the performance measures outlined in section 6 of this act.

        (6) Based on changes to the general population and in the housing market, the department may revise the performance measures and goals of the state affordable housing for all plan and set goals for years following December 31, 2020.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 6. (1) The department, in consultation with a task force established by the department consisting of the chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature, representatives appointed by the director from a minimum of five county affordable housing for all task forces representing urban and rural areas as well as communities east and west of the Cascade mountains, representatives from private for-profit housing developers that have experience with low-income housing, and representatives from statewide housing advocacy organizations, shall create affordable housing for all program outcomes and performance measures and goals addressing, at a minimum, the success of the state and each county in the following areas:

        (a) An overall measurement of the affordable housing needs met for extremely low, low, and low-income households within each twelve-month period;

        (b) A measure of the change in the cost of housing relative to the change in wages;

        (c) A measure of the increase in affordable rental housing;

        (d) A measure of the increase in self-sufficiency amongst individuals and families;

        (e) A measure of the increase in individuals' and family wages;

        (f) A measure of community support for the state and county plans;

        (g) A measure of county government financial support for the program;

        (h) A measure of the financial viability of the state and county plans;

        (i) A measure of the financial efficiency of the housing programs funded by the county;

        (j) A measure of the quality of the state and county plans; and

        (k) A measure of the quality of the management of county governments.

        Measurement reporting must be subdivided by county, major city, and political geography, and yearly targets for these results must be included. Performance measures must be included in the department's state affordable housing for all plan and all county affordable housing for all plans and must be provided to the joint legislative audit and review committee.

        (2) Performance measures and yearly targets must be established by December 31, 2007, and must be reviewed annually by the department after soliciting feedback from all county affordable housing for all task forces.

        (3) The department may determine a timeline to implement and measure each performance measure for the state and county plans, except that the state and all counties participating in the affordable housing for all program must implement and respond to all performance measures by January 1, 2010, unless the department determines that a performance measure is not applicable to a specific county based on parameters and thresholds established by the department.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 7. Each county shall convene a county affordable housing task force. The task force must be a committee, made up of volunteers, created to prepare and recommend to the county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan and also to recommend appropriate expenditures of the affordable housing for all program funds provided for in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and any other sources directed to the county program. The county affordable housing task force must include a representative of the county, a representative from the city with the highest population in the county, a representative from all other cities in the county with a population greater than fifty thousand, a member representing beneficiaries of affordable housing programs, other members as may be required to maintain eligibility for federal funding related to housing programs and services, and a representative from both a private nonprofit organization and a private for-profit organization with experience in very low-income housing. The task force may be the same as the homeless housing task force created in RCW 43.185C.160 or the same as another existing task force or other formal committee that meets the requirements of this section.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 8. (1) Each county shall direct its affordable housing task force to prepare and recommend to its county legislative authority a county affordable housing for all plan for its jurisdictional area. Each county shall adopt a county plan by June 30, 2008, and update the plan annually by June 30th thereafter. All plans must be forwarded to the department by the date of adoption. County affordable housing for all plans may be combined with the local homeless housing plans required under RCW 43.185C.040 or any other existing plan addressing housing within a county as long as the requirements of all of the plans to be merged are met. For counties required or choosing to plan under RCW 36.70A.040, county affordable housing for all plans must be consistent with the housing elements of comprehensive plans described in RCW 36.70A.070(2). County plans must also be consistent with any existing local homeless housing plan required in RCW 43.185C.050.

        (2) County affordable housing for all plans must be primarily focused on (a) ensuring that every very low-income household in the county jurisdictional area has a decent, appropriate, and affordable home in a healthy, safe environment by 2020 and (b) increasing the percentage of very low-income households that access affordable housing without government assistance. County plans must include information and performance measurement data where available on all city and county housing programs, including local housing-related levy initiatives, housing-related tax exemption programs, and federally funded programs operated or coordinated by the state or local governments. County plans must be substantially consistent with the goals, performance measures, and program recommendations of the state affordable housing for all plan and must include, at a minimum, the same information, analysis, and performance measures as described in RCW 43.185B.040 (as recodified by this act) and section 6 of this act. In addition to these performance measures, counties must report on a common performance measure, to be determined by the department, measuring the health and safety of tenants of affordable rental housing. All towns, cities, and counties must report information related to this performance measure to the county task force to the greatest extent practicable using available funds. Counties shall report on achievements according to stated performance measures to the department annually by December 1st, beginning in 2008.

        (3) In addition to fulfilling the requirements of subsections (1) and (2) of this section, county affordable housing for all plans must include:

        (a) Timelines for the accomplishment of interim goals and targets, and for the acquisition of projected financing that is appropriate for outlined goals and targets;

        (b) An identification of challenges to reaching the affordable housing for all goal;

        (c) A total estimated amount of funds needed to reach the local affordable housing for all goal and an identification of potential funding sources; and

        (d) State legislative recommendations to enable the county to achieve its affordable housing for all goals. Legislative recommendations must be specific and, if necessary, include an estimated amount of funding required and suggestions of an appropriate funding source.

        (4) Each year, the department shall:

        (a) Summarize key information from county plans, including a summary of local city and county housing program activities and a summary of legislative recommendations;

        (b) Conduct annual performance evaluations of county plans; and

        (c) Conduct annual performance evaluations of all counties according to their performance in achieving stated affordable housing goals in their plans.

        (5) The department shall present the summary of county affordable housing for all plans and the results of performance evaluations to the appropriate committees of the legislature annually on or before December 31st.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 9. (1) Any county may decline to participate in the affordable housing for all program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution must also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. Counties that decline to participate shall not be required to establish an affordable housing task force or to create a county affordable housing for all plan. Counties declining to participate in the affordable housing for all program shall continue to collect and utilize the affordable housing for all surcharge for the purposes described in RCW 36.22.178; however, such counties shall not be allocated any additional affordable housing for all program funding. Counties may opt back into the affordable housing for all program authorized by this chapter at a later date through a process and timeline to be determined by the department.

        (2) If a county declines to participate in the affordable housing for all program authorized in this chapter, a city or formally organized collaborative of cities within that county may forward a resolution to the department stating its intention and willingness to operate an affordable housing for all program within its jurisdictional limits. The department must establish procedures to choose amongst cities or collaboratives of cities in the event that more than one city or collaborative of cities express an interest in participating in the program. Participating cities or collaboratives of cities must fulfill the same requirements as counties participating in the affordable housing for all program.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 10. A county may subcontract with any other county, city, town, housing authority, community action agency, or other nonprofit organization for the execution of programs contributing to the affordable housing for all goal. All subcontracts must be: Consistent with the county affordable housing for all plan adopted by the legislative authority of the county; time limited; and filed with the department, and must have specific performance terms as specified by the county. County governments must strongly encourage all subcontractors under the affordable housing for all program to apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program. This authority to subcontract with other entities does not affect participating counties' ultimate responsibility for meeting the requirements of the affordable housing for all program.

        Sec. 11. RCW 36.22.178 and 2005 c 484 s 18 are each amended to read as follows:

        The surcharge provided for in this section shall be named the affordable housing for all program surcharge.

        (1) Except as provided in subsection (((2))) (3) of this section, a surcharge of ten dollars per instrument shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge authorized by law. The county may retain up to five percent of these funds collected solely for the collection, administration, and local distribution of these funds. Of the remaining funds, forty percent of the revenue generated through this surcharge will be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer who will deposit the funds into the ((Washington housing trust account)) home security fund account created in section 12 of this act. The office of community development of the department of community, trade, and economic development will develop guidelines for the use of these funds to support building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to extremely low-income ((persons)) households with incomes at or below thirty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses.

        (2) All of the remaining funds generated by this surcharge will be retained by the county and be deposited into a fund that must be used by the county and its cities and towns for eligible housing ((projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to)) activities as described in this subsection that serve very low-income ((persons)) households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income. The portion of the surcharge retained by a county shall be allocated to eligible housing activities that serve extremely low and very low-income ((housing projects or units within such housing projects)) households in the county and the cities within a county according to an interlocal agreement between the county and the cities within the county consistent with countywide and local housing needs and policies. ((The funds generated with this surcharge shall not be used for construction of new housing if at any time the vacancy rate for available low-income housing within the county rises above ten percent. The vacancy rate for each county shall be developed using the state low-income vacancy rate standard developed under subsection (3) of this section. Uses of)) A priority must be given to eligible housing activities that serve extremely low-income households with incomes at or below thirty percent of the area median income. For counties participating in the affordable housing for all program, all eligible housing activities funded must be consistent with strategies outlined in the county affordable housing for all plan. Eligible housing activities to be funded by these ((local)) county funds are limited to:

        (a) Acquisition, construction, or rehabilitation of housing projects or units within housing projects that are affordable to very low-income ((persons)) households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, including units for homeownership, rental units, seasonal and permanent farm worker housing units, and single room occupancy units;

        (b) Supporting building operation and maintenance costs of housing projects or units within housing projects eligible to receive housing trust funds, that are affordable to very low-income ((persons)) households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, and that require a supplement to rent income to cover ongoing operating expenses;

        (c) Rental assistance vouchers for housing ((projects or)) units ((within housing projects)) that are affordable to very low-income ((persons)) households with incomes at or below fifty percent of the area median income, to be administered by a local public housing authority or other local organization that has an existing rental assistance voucher program, consistent with or similar to the United States department of housing and urban development's section 8 rental assistance voucher program standards. The department shall develop statewide guidelines for rental assistance programs by 2008, which must include, at a minimum, guidelines and related performance measures to ensure acceptable housing quality for voucher recipients, as well as tenant protections consistent with federal section 8 rental assistance voucher program standards; and

        (d) Operating costs for emergency shelters and licensed overnight youth shelters.

        (((2))) (3) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

        (((3) The real estate research center at Washington State University shall develop a vacancy rate standard for low-income housing in the state as described in RCW 18.85.540(1)(i)))

        (4) All counties shall report at least annually upon receipts and expenditures of the affordable housing for all program surcharge funds created in this section to the department. The department may require more frequent reports. The report must include the amount of funding generated by the surcharge, the total amount of funding distributed to date, the amount of funding allocated to each eligible housing activity, a description of each eligible housing activity funded, including information on the income or wage level and numbers of extremely low and low-income households the eligible housing activity is intended to serve, and the outcome or anticipated outcome of each eligible housing activity. Counties participating in the affordable housing for all program shall also report annually on performance measures, including performance measures outlined in section 6 of this act and others to be determined by the department, related to uses of the affordable housing for all program surcharge funds.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 12. The home security fund account is created in the custody of the state treasurer. The state's portion of the surcharges established in RCW 36.22.178 and 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act), and section 25 of this act shall be deposited in the account, as well as all other sources directed to the affordable housing for all program and the homeless housing and assistance program. Expenditures from the account may only be used for the affordable housing for all program and the homeless housing and assistance program as described in this act. Only the director or the director's designee may authorize expenditures from the account. The account is subject to allotment procedures under chapter 43.88 RCW, but an appropriation is not required for expenditures.

        Sec. 13. RCW 36.18.010 and 2005 c 484 s 19 and 2005 c 374 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

        County auditors or recording officers shall collect the following fees for their official services:

        (1) For recording instruments, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar. The fee for recording multiple transactions contained in one instrument will be calculated for each transaction requiring separate indexing as required under RCW 65.04.050 as follows: The fee for each title or transaction is the same fee as the first page of any additional recorded document; the fee for additional pages is the same fee as for any additional pages for any recorded document; the fee for the additional pages may be collected only once and may not be collected for each title or transaction;

        (2) For preparing and certifying copies, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, three dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (3) For preparing noncertified copies, for each page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (4) For administering an oath or taking an affidavit, with or without seal, two dollars;

        (5) For issuing a marriage license, eight dollars, (this fee includes taking necessary affidavits, filing returns, indexing, and transmittal of a record of the marriage to the state registrar of vital statistics) plus an additional five-dollar fee for use and support of the prevention of child abuse and neglect activities to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund plus an additional ten-dollar fee to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund. The legislature intends to appropriate an amount at least equal to the revenue generated by this fee for the purposes of the displaced homemaker act, chapter 28B.04 RCW;

        (6) For searching records per hour, eight dollars;

        (7) For recording plats, fifty cents for each lot except cemetery plats for which the charge shall be twenty-five cents per lot; also one dollar for each acknowledgment, dedication, and description: PROVIDED, That there shall be a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars per plat;

        (8) For recording of miscellaneous records not listed above, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (9) For modernization and improvement of the recording and indexing system, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.170;

        (10) For recording an emergency nonstandard document as provided in RCW 65.04.047, fifty dollars, in addition to all other applicable recording fees;

        (11) For recording instruments, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act); and

        (([(12)])) (12) For recording instruments, except for documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death or any documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee under state law, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act).

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 14. This chapter does not require either the department or any local government to expend any funds to accomplish the goals of this chapter other than the revenues authorized in this act and other revenue that may be appropriated by the legislature for these purposes. However, neither the department nor any local government may use any funds authorized in this act to supplant or reduce any existing expenditures of public money to address the affordable housing shortage.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 15. The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a performance audit of the state affordable housing for all program every four years. The audit must include an analysis of the department's expenditures of funds from sources established by RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act) and all other sources directed to the affordable housing for all program. The first audit must be conducted on or before December 31, 2010. Each audit must take no longer than six months or fifty thousand dollars to complete.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 16. (1) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct an evaluation and comparison of the cost-efficiency of rental housing voucher programs funded with state or local moneys versus other low-income housing projects funded with state or local moneys that are intended to assist low-income households to obtain and retain affordable housing. The study must consider factors including administrative costs, capital costs, and other operating costs involved in the implementation and management of rental housing voucher programs. The study must compare the number of households that may be served, given a set amount of available funds, through rental housing voucher programs funded with state or local moneys with other housing projects funded with state or local moneys, including new construction and rehabilitation of housing units. The department of community, trade, and economic development, the Washington state housing finance commission, housing authorities, community action agencies, and local governments shall provide the joint legislative audit and review committee with information necessary for the evaluation study.

        (2) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall solicit input regarding the study from interested parties, including representatives from the affordable housing advisory board, the department of community, trade, and economic development, the Washington state housing finance commission, representatives from the private rental housing industry, housing authorities, community action agencies, county and city governments, and nonprofit and for-profit housing developers.

        (3) The joint legislative audit and review committee shall present the results of this study to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2008.

        (4) This section expires December 31, 2008.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 17. (1) The department, the Washington state housing finance commission, the affordable housing advisory board, and all participating county governments, housing authorities, and other nonprofit organizations receiving state funds, county affordable housing for all surcharge funds, or financing through the housing finance commission, shall, by December 31, 2007, and annually thereafter, review current housing reporting requirements related to housing programs and services and give recommendations to the legislature to streamline and simplify all planning and reporting requirements. The entities listed in this section shall also give recommendations for additional legislative actions that could promote the affordable housing for all goal.

        (2) The department shall collaborate with the Washington state housing finance commission and representatives from statewide organizations representing counties, cities, housing authorities, nonprofit groups involved in affordable housing, and other interested parties, to create a strategy to streamline and, when possible, consolidate state, city, town, and county reporting requirements to address the inefficiencies associated with multiple reporting requirements. The department shall present the strategy to the appropriate committees of the legislature by December 31, 2007.

        Sec. 18. RCW 43.63A.650 and 1999 c 267 s 3 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) The department shall be the principal state department responsible for coordinating federal and state resources and activities in housing, except for programs administered by the Washington state housing finance commission under chapter 43.180 RCW, and for evaluating the operations and accomplishments of other state departments and agencies as they affect housing. The department shall conduct annual performance evaluations of all state department and agency services provided to extremely low, very low, and low-income persons needing housing assistance, as well as all other housing-related programs and activities. The department shall provide copies of the evaluation reports to the appropriate committees of the legislature and the affordable housing advisory board by December 31st of each year.

        (2) The department shall work with ((local governments)) cities, towns, counties, tribal organizations, local housing authorities, nonprofit community or neighborhood-based organizations, and regional or statewide nonprofit housing assistance organizations, for the purpose of coordinating federal and state resources with local resources for housing.

        (3) The department shall be the principal state department responsible for providing shelter and housing services to homeless families with children. The department shall have the principal responsibility to coordinate, plan, and oversee the state's activities for developing a coordinated and comprehensive plan to serve homeless families with children. The plan shall be developed collaboratively with the department of social and health services. The department shall include community organizations involved in the delivery of services to homeless families with children, and experts in the development and ongoing evaluation of the plan. The department shall follow professionally recognized standards and procedures. The plan shall be implemented within amounts appropriated by the legislature for that specific purpose in the operating and capital budgets. The department shall submit the plan to the appropriate committees of the senate and house of representatives no later than September 1, 1999, and shall update the plan and submit it to the appropriate committees of the legislature by January 1st of every odd-numbered year through 2007. The plan shall address at least the following: (a) The need for prevention assistance; (b) the need for emergency shelter; (c) the need for transitional assistance to aid families into permanent housing; (d) the need for linking services with shelter or housing; and (e) the need for ongoing monitoring of the efficiency and effectiveness of the plan's design and implementation.

        Sec. 19. RCW 43.185C.005 and 2005 c 484 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

        Despite laudable efforts by all levels of government, private individuals, nonprofit organizations, and charitable foundations to end homelessness, the number of homeless persons in Washington is unacceptably high. The state's homeless population, furthermore, includes a large number of families with children, youth, and employed persons. The legislature finds that the fiscal and societal costs of homelessness are high for both the public and private sectors, and that ending homelessness ((should)) must be a goal for state and local government.

        The legislature finds that there are many causes of homelessness, including a shortage of affordable housing; a shortage of good family-wage jobs which undermines housing affordability; a lack of an accessible and affordable health care system available to all who suffer from physical and mental illnesses and chemical and alcohol dependency; domestic violence; ((and)) a lack of education and job skills necessary to acquire adequate wage jobs in the economy of the twenty-first century; inadequate availability of services for citizens with mental illness and developmental disabilities living in the community; and the difficulties faced by formerly institutionalized persons in reintegrating to society and finding stable employment and housing.

        The support and commitment of all sectors of the statewide community is critical to the chances of success in ending homelessness in Washington. While the provision of housing and housing-related services to the homeless should be administered at the local level to best address specific community needs, the legislature also recognizes the need for the state to play a primary coordinating, supporting, ((and)) monitoring, and evaluating role. There must be a clear assignment of responsibilities and a clear statement of achievable and quantifiable goals. Systematic statewide data collection on ((homelessness)) homeless individuals in Washington must be a critical component of such a program enabling the state to work with local governments not only to count all homeless people in the state, but to record and manage information about homeless persons ((and)) in order to assist them in finding housing and other supportive services that can help them, when possible, achieve the highest degree of self-sufficiency and economic independence that is appropriate given their specific abilities and situations.

        The systematic collection and rigorous evaluation of homeless data, a nationwide search for and implementation through adequate resource allocation of best practices, and the systematic measurement of progress toward interim goals and the ultimate goal of ending homelessness are all necessary components of a statewide effort to end homelessness in Washington by July 1, 2015.

        Sec. 20. RCW 43.185C.040 and 2005 c 484 s 7 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) ((Six months after the first Washington homeless census,)) The department shall, in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, the state advisory council on homelessness, and the affordable housing advisory board, prepare and ((publish a ten-year homeless housing)) annually update a state homeless housing strategic plan which ((shall)) must outline statewide goals and performance measures ((and shall be coordinated with the plan for homeless families with children required under RCW 43.63A.650. To guide local governments in preparation of their first local homeless housing plans due December 31, 2005, the department shall issue by October 15, 2005, temporary guidelines consistent with this chapter and including the best available data on each community's homeless population)). Local governments' ((ten-year homeless housing)) homeless housing plans ((shall not)) must include all of the performance measures included in the state homeless housing strategic plan and must be substantially ((inconsistent)) consistent with the goals and program recommendations of ((the temporary guidelines and, when amended after 2005,)) the state homeless housing strategic plan.

        (2)(a) Program outcomes and performance measures and goals ((shall)) must be created by the department ((and reflected)) in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness and a task force established by the department consisting of the committee chairs of the appropriate committees of the legislature, representatives appointed by the director from a minimum of five local ending homelessness task forces representing both urban and rural areas and communities east and west of the Cascade mountains, and a representative from a statewide membership organization that advocates for ending homelessness. The task force must also produce guidelines for local governments regarding methods, techniques, and data suggested to measure each performance measure. Performance measures, yearly targets, and corresponding measurement guidelines must be established by December 31, 2007, and must be reviewed annually by the department and the interagency council on homelessness after soliciting feedback from all local homeless housing task forces. Performance measures must be included in the department's ((homeless housing)) state homeless housing strategic plan ((as well as)) and all local homeless housing plans.

        (b) The department may determine a timeline for implementation and measurement of each performance measure for the state and local homeless housing plans, except that the state and all local governments must implement and respond to all performance measures by December 31, 2009, unless the department finds that a performance measure is not applicable to a specific local area according to parameters and thresholds established by the department.

        (c) Performance measures must be created, at a minimum, to gauge the success of the state and each local government in the following areas:

        (i) The societal cost of homelessness;

        (ii) The cost of ending homelessness in comparison with available and committed resources;

        (iii) The self-sufficiency of persons in Washington;

        (iv) The achievement of an appropriate level of self-sufficiency for homeless individuals;

        (v) The quality and completeness of the Washington homeless client management information system database;

        (vi) The quality of the performance management systems of state agencies, local governments, and local government subcontractors executing programs, as authorized by RCW 43.185C.080(1), that contribute to the overall goal of ending homelessness; and

        (vii) The quality of local homeless housing plans.

        Performance measurements are reported upon by city and county geography, including demographics with yearly or more frequent targets.

        (3) Interim goals against which state and local governments' performance may be measured must also be described and reported upon in the state homeless housing strategic plan, including:

        (a) ((By the end of year one, completion of the first census as described in RCW 43.185C.030;

        (b))) By the end of each subsequent year, goals common to all state and local programs which are measurable and the achievement of which would move that community toward housing its homeless population; and

        (((c))) (b) By July 1, 2015, reduction of the homeless population statewide and in each county by fifty percent.

        (((3))) (4) The department shall develop a consistent statewide data gathering instrument to monitor the performance of cities and counties receiving homeless housing grants in order to determine compliance with the terms and conditions set forth in the homeless housing grant application or required by the department.

        (5) The department shall, in consultation with the interagency council on homelessness, the state advisory council on homelessness, and the affordable housing advisory board, report annually to the governor and the appropriate committees of the legislature ((an assessment of)) the fiscal and societal costs of the homeless crisis, including identifying, to the extent practical, savings in state and local program costs that could be obtained through the achievement of stable housing for the clients served by those programs.

        (6) The department shall also deliver a summary annual report, including information about:

        (a) All state programs addressing homeless housing and services;

        (b) The state's performance in furthering the goals of the state ((ten-year)) homeless housing strategic plan; and

        (c) The performance of each participating local government in creating and executing a local homeless housing plan ((which)) that meets the requirements of this chapter. ((The annual report may include performance measures such as:

        (a) The reduction in the number of homeless individuals and families from the initial count of homeless persons;

        (b) The number of new units available and affordable for homeless families by housing type;

        (c) The number of homeless individuals identified who are not offered suitable housing within thirty days of their request or identification as homeless;

        (d) The number of households at risk of losing housing who maintain it due to a preventive intervention;

        (e) The transition time from homelessness to permanent housing;

        (f) The cost per person housed at each level of the housing continuum;

        (g) The ability to successfully collect data and report performance;

        (h) The extent of collaboration and coordination among public bodies, as well as community stakeholders, and the level of community support and participation;

        (i) The quality and safety of housing provided; and

        (j) The effectiveness of outreach to homeless persons, and their satisfaction with the program.

        (4))) (7) The state homeless housing plan must also include a response to each recommendation included in the local homeless housing plans for policy changes to assist in ending homelessness and a summary of the recommendations to the legislature to streamline and simplify all housing planning and reporting requirements, as required in section 17 of this act.

        (8) Based on the performance of local homeless housing programs in meeting their interim goals, on general population changes and on changes in the homeless population recorded in the ((annual)) census, the department may revise the performance measures and goals of the state homeless housing strategic plans, set goals for years following the initial ten-year period, and recommend changes in local governments' homeless housing plans.

        Sec. 21. RCW 43.185C.050 and 2005 c 484 s 8 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1)(a)(i) Each local homeless housing task force shall prepare and recommend to its local government legislative authority a ((ten-year)) local homeless housing plan for its jurisdictional area ((which shall be not inconsistent)) that is consistent with the department's ((statewide temporary guidelines, for the December 31, 2005, plan, and thereafter the department's ten-year homeless housing)) state homeless housing strategic plan and ((which shall be)) is aimed at eliminating homelessness, with a minimum goal of reducing homelessness by fifty percent by July 1, 2015. ((The local government may amend the proposed local plan and shall adopt a plan by December 31, 2005. Performance in meeting the goals of this local plan shall be assessed annually in terms of the performance measures published by the department.)) Local governments must update their local homeless housing plans annually on a schedule to be determined by the department.

        (ii) Local plans must include specific strategic objectives, consistent with the state plan, and must include corresponding action plans. Local plans must address identified strategies to meet the needs of all homeless populations, including chronic homeless, short-term homeless, families, individuals, and youth. Each local plan must include the total estimated cost of accomplishing the goals of the plan to reduce homelessness by fifty percent by July 1, 2015, and must include an accounting of total committed funds for this purpose.

        (b)(i) The department must conduct an annual performance evaluation of each local plan by December 31st of each year beginning in 2007. The department must also conduct an annual performance evaluation of each local government's performance related to its local plan by December 31st of each year beginning in 2007. A local government's performance must be evaluated using, at a minimum, the performance measures outlined in RCW 43.185C.040(2).

        (ii) In addition to the performance measures mandated in RCW 43.185C.040(2), local plans may include specific local performance measures adopted by the local government legislative authority((,)) and ((may)) must include recommendations for ((any)) state legislation needed to meet the state or local plan goals. The recommendations must be specific and must, if funding is required, include an estimated amount of funding required and suggestions for an appropriate funding source.

        (2) Eligible activities under the local plans include:

        (a) Rental and furnishing of dwelling units for the use of homeless persons;

        (b) Costs of developing affordable housing for homeless persons, and services for formerly homeless individuals and families residing in transitional housing or permanent housing and still at risk of homelessness;

        (c) Operating subsidies for transitional housing or permanent housing serving formerly homeless families or individuals;

        (d) Services to prevent homelessness, such as emergency eviction prevention programs, including temporary rental subsidies to prevent homelessness;

        (e) Temporary services to assist persons leaving state institutions and other state programs to prevent them from becoming or remaining homeless;

        (f) Outreach services for homeless individuals and families;

        (g) Development and management of local homeless housing plans, including homeless census data collection((;)) and information, identification of goals, performance measures, strategies, and costs, and evaluation of progress towards established goals;

        (h) Rental vouchers payable to landlords for persons who are homeless or below thirty percent of the median income or in immediate danger of becoming homeless; ((and))

        (i) Implementing a quality management program and applying to the full examination Washington state quality award program; and

        (j) Other activities to reduce and prevent homelessness as identified for funding in the local plan.

        Sec. 22. RCW 43.185C.080 and 2005 c 484 s 12 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) ((Only a local government is eligible to receive a homeless housing grant from the homeless housing account. Any city may assert responsibility for homeless housing within its borders if it so chooses, by forwarding a resolution to the legislative authority of the county stating its intention and its commitment to operate a separate homeless housing program. The city shall then receive a percentage of the surcharge assessed under RCW 36.22.179 equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county. A participating city may also then apply separately for homeless housing program grants. A city choosing to operate a separate homeless housing program shall be responsible for complying with all of the same requirements as counties and shall adopt a local homeless housing plan meeting the requirements of this chapter for county local plans. However, the city may by resolution of its legislative authority accept the county's homeless housing task force as its own and based on that task force's recommendations adopt a homeless housing plan specific to the city.

        (2))) Local governments ((applying for homeless housing funds)) may subcontract with any other local government, housing authority, community action agency, or other nonprofit organization for the execution of programs contributing to the overall goal of ending homelessness within a defined service area. All subcontracts ((shall)) must be consistent with the local homeless housing plan adopted by the legislative authority of the local government, time limited, and filed with the department, and ((shall)) must have specific performance terms. Local governments must strongly encourage all subcontractors under the homeless housing and assistance program to apply to the full examination Washington state quality award program. While a local government has the authority to subcontract with other entities, the local government continues to maintain the ultimate responsibility for the homeless housing program within its ((borders)) jurisdiction.

        (((3))) (2) A county may decline to participate in the program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution ((shall)) must also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. If ((such a)) the resolution is adopted, all of the funds otherwise due to the county under RCW ((43.185C.060 shall)) 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act) and section 25 of this act, minus funds due to any city that has chosen to participate through the process established in subsection (3) of this section, must be remitted monthly to the state treasurer for deposit in the ((homeless housing)) home security fund account, without any reduction by the county for collecting or administering the funds. Upon receipt of the resolution, the department shall promptly begin to identify and contract with one or more entities eligible under this section to create and execute a local homeless housing plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter. The department shall expend all of the funds received from the county under this subsection to carry out the purposes of this chapter ((484, Laws of 2005)) in the county, ((provided that)) but the department may retain six percent of these funds to offset the cost of managing the county's program.

        (3) Any city may assert responsibility for homeless housing within its borders, by forwarding a resolution to the legislative authority of the county stating its intention and its commitment to operate a separate homeless housing program. A city choosing to operate a separate homeless housing program receives a percentage of the surcharge assessed under RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act) and under section 25 of this act equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county. A participating city may also then apply separately for homeless housing grants. A city choosing to operate a separate homeless housing program must comply with all of the same requirements as counties and shall adopt a local homeless housing plan meeting the requirements of this chapter for local homeless housing plans.

        (4) A resolution by the county declining to participate in the program ((shall have)) has no effect on the ((ability)) authority of each city in the county to assert its right to manage its own program under this chapter, and the county shall monthly transmit to the city the funds due under ((this chapter)) RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act) and section 25 of this act.

        Sec. 23. RCW 43.185C.160 and 2005 c 485 s 1 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) Each county shall create a homeless housing task force to develop a ((ten-year)) homeless housing plan addressing short-term and long-term services and housing ((for homeless persons)) to prevent and reduce homelessness by fifty percent by 2015.

        Membership on the task force may include representatives of the counties, cities, towns, housing authorities, civic and faith organizations, schools, community networks, human services providers, law enforcement personnel, criminal justice personnel, including prosecutors, probation officers, and jail administrators, substance abuse treatment providers, mental health care providers, emergency health care providers, businesses, at-large representatives of the community, and a homeless or formerly homeless individual.

        In lieu of creating a new task force, a local government may designate an existing governmental or nonprofit body ((which)) that substantially conforms to this section and ((which)) includes at least one homeless or formerly homeless individual to serve as its homeless representative. As an alternative to a separate plan, two or more local governments may work in concert to develop and execute a joint homeless housing plan, or to contract with another entity to do so according to the requirements of this chapter. While a local government has the authority to subcontract with other entities, the local government continues to maintain the ultimate responsibility for the homeless housing program within its borders.

        ((A county may decline to participate in the program authorized in this chapter by forwarding to the department a resolution adopted by the county legislative authority stating the intention not to participate. A copy of the resolution shall also be transmitted to the county auditor and treasurer. If a county declines to participate, the department shall create and execute a local homeless housing plan for the county meeting the requirements of this chapter.))

        (2) In addition to developing a ((ten-year)) homeless housing plan, each task force shall establish guidelines consistent with the ((statewide)) state homeless housing strategic plan, as needed, for the following:

        (a) Emergency shelters;

        (b) Short-term housing needs;

        (c) Temporary encampments;

        (d) Rental voucher programs;

        (e) Supportive housing for chronically homeless persons; ((and

        (e))) (f) Long-term housing; and

        (g) Prevention services.

        Guidelines must include, when appropriate, standards for health and safety and notifying the public of proposed facilities to house the homeless.

        (3) Each county((, including counties exempted from creating a new task force under subsection (1) of this section,)) shall report to the department of community, trade, and economic development ((such)) any information ((as may be)) needed to ensure compliance with this chapter.

        Sec. 24. RCW 36.22.179 and 2005 c 484 s 9 are each amended to read as follows:

        (1) In addition to the surcharge authorized in RCW 36.22.178 (as recodified by this act), and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, an additional surcharge of ten dollars shall be charged by the county auditor for each document recorded, which will be in addition to any other charge allowed by law. The funds collected pursuant to this section are to be distributed and used as follows:

        (a) The auditor shall retain two percent for collection of the fee, and of the remainder shall remit sixty percent to the county to be deposited into a fund that must be used by the county and its cities and towns to accomplish the purposes of chapter ((484, Laws of 2005)) 43.185C RCW, six percent of which may be used by the county for administrative costs related to its homeless housing plan, and the remainder for programs which directly accomplish the goals of the county's local homeless housing plan, except that for each city in the county which elects as authorized in RCW 43.185C.080 to operate its own local homeless housing program, a percentage of the surcharge assessed under this section equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county shall be transmitted at least quarterly to the city treasurer, without any deduction for county administrative costs, for use by the city for program costs which directly contribute to the goals of the city's local homeless housing plan; of the funds received by the city, it may use six percent for administrative costs for its homeless housing program.

        (b) The auditor shall remit the remaining funds to the state treasurer for deposit in the homeless housing home security fund account. The department may use twelve and one-half percent of this amount for administration of the program established in RCW 43.185C.020, including the costs of creating the statewide homeless housing strategic plan, measuring performance, providing technical assistance to local governments, and managing the homeless housing grant program. The remaining eighty-seven and one-half percent is to be ((distributed by the department to local governments through the homeless housing grant program)) used by the department to:

        (i) Provide housing and shelter for homeless people including, but not limited to: Grants to operate, repair, and staff shelters; grants to operate transitional housing; partial payments for rental assistance; consolidated emergency assistance; overnight youth shelters; and emergency shelter assistance; and

        (ii) Fund the homeless housing grant program.

        (2) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 25. A new section is added to chapter 43.185C RCW to read as follows:

        (1) In addition to the surcharges authorized in RCW 36.22.178 and 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act), and except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the county auditor shall charge an additional surcharge of eight dollars for each document recorded, which is in addition to any other charge allowed by law. The funds collected under this section are to be distributed and used as follows:

        (a) The auditor shall remit ninety percent to the county to be deposited into a fund that must be used by the county and its cities and towns to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. Funds are to be used for programs that directly accomplish the goals of the county's local homeless housing plan, except that for each city in the county that elects, as authorized in RCW 43.185C.080(3), to operate its own homeless housing program, a percentage of the surcharge assessed under this section equal to the percentage of the city's local portion of the real estate excise tax collected by the county must be transmitted at least quarterly to the city treasurer for use by the city for program costs that directly contribute to the goals of the city's homeless housing plan.

        (b) The auditor shall remit the remaining funds to the state treasurer for deposit in the home security fund account. The department may use the funds for administering the program established in RCW 43.185C.020, including the costs of creating and updating the statewide homeless housing strategic plan, implementing and managing the Washington homeless client management information system established in RCW 43.185C.180, measuring performance, providing technical assistance to local governments, and managing the homeless housing grant program. Remaining funds may also be used to:

        (i) Fund the creation of two self-sufficiency income standards established under section 26 of this act;

        (ii) Provide housing and shelter for homeless people including, but not limited to: Grants to operate, repair, and staff shelters; grants to operate transitional housing; partial payments for rental assistance; consolidated emergency assistance; overnight youth shelters; and emergency shelter assistance; and

        (iii) Fund the homeless housing grant program.

        (2) The surcharge imposed in this section does not apply to assignments or substitutions of previously recorded deeds of trust.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 26. A new section is added to chapter 43.185C RCW to read as follows:

        The department shall contract with the employment security department to annually establish two self-sufficiency income standards based upon the cost of living, including housing costs, which include mortgage or rent payments and utilities other than telephone, for each county in the state. The self-sufficiency income standards must be based upon the costs needed to support: (1) One adult individual; and (2) two adult individuals and one preschool-aged child and one school- aged child. These income standards will be translated into an equivalent hourly wage rate assuming one full-year, full-time earner for the self-sufficiency income standards for each county. The self-sufficiency income standards must be presented to the legislature by December 31, 2008. The employment security department must spend no more than one hundred ten thousand dollars in creating the initial self-sufficiency income standards and no more than fifty-five thousand dollars annually to update the standards. The employment security department shall deliver a report to the department and the appropriate committees of the legislature that details the number and percentage of individuals statewide and in each county who do not have a good family wage job and, as a result, earn less than the self-sufficiency income standards, as well as the number and percentage of individuals statewide and in each county who have a good family wage job and, as a result, earn an amount equivalent to or more than the self-sufficiency income standards.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 27. A new section is added to chapter 43.185C RCW to read as follows:

        The joint legislative audit and review committee shall conduct a performance audit of the homeless housing and assistance program every four years. The first audit must be conducted by December 31, 2009. Each audit must take no longer than six months or fifty thousand dollars to complete.

        Sec. 28. RCW 36.18.010 and 2005 c 484 s 19 and 2005 c 374 s 1 are each reenacted and amended to read as follows:

        County auditors or recording officers shall collect the following fees for their official services:

        (1) For recording instruments, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar. The fee for recording multiple transactions contained in one instrument will be calculated for each transaction requiring separate indexing as required under RCW 65.04.050 as follows: The fee for each title or transaction is the same fee as the first page of any additional recorded document; the fee for additional pages is the same fee as for any additional pages for any recorded document; the fee for the additional pages may be collected only once and may not be collected for each title or transaction;

        (2) For preparing and certifying copies, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, three dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (3) For preparing noncertified copies, for each page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (4) For administering an oath or taking an affidavit, with or without seal, two dollars;

        (5) For issuing a marriage license, eight dollars, (this fee includes taking necessary affidavits, filing returns, indexing, and transmittal of a record of the marriage to the state registrar of vital statistics) plus an additional five-dollar fee for use and support of the prevention of child abuse and neglect activities to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund plus an additional ten-dollar fee to be transmitted monthly to the state treasurer and deposited in the state general fund. The legislature intends to appropriate an amount at least equal to the revenue generated by this fee for the purposes of the displaced homemaker act, chapter 28B.04 RCW;

        (6) For searching records per hour, eight dollars;

        (7) For recording plats, fifty cents for each lot except cemetery plats for which the charge shall be twenty-five cents per lot; also one dollar for each acknowledgment, dedication, and description: PROVIDED, That there shall be a minimum fee of twenty-five dollars per plat;

        (8) For recording of miscellaneous records not listed above, for the first page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, five dollars; for each additional page eight and one-half by fourteen inches or less, one dollar;

        (9) For modernization and improvement of the recording and indexing system, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.170;

        (10) For recording an emergency nonstandard document as provided in RCW 65.04.047, fifty dollars, in addition to all other applicable recording fees;

        (11) For recording instruments, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.178 as recodified by this act); ((and

        [(12)])) (12) For recording instruments, except for documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death or any documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee under state law, a surcharge as provided in RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act); and

        (13) For recording instruments, except for documents recorded by the department of revenue, the department of labor and industries, and the employment security department and for documents recording a birth, marriage, divorce, or death or any documents otherwise exempted from a recording fee under state law, a surcharge as provided in section 25 of this act.

        Sec. 29. RCW 43.185C.150 and 2005 c 484 s 21 are each amended to read as follows:

        This chapter does not require either the department or any local government to expend any funds to accomplish the goals of this chapter other than the revenues authorized in ((chapter 484, Laws of 2005)) RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act) and the revenues authorized in section 25 of this act. However, neither the department nor any local government may use any funds authorized in ((chapter 484, Laws of 2005)) RCW 36.22.179 (as recodified by this act) or the revenues authorized in section 25 of this act to supplant or reduce any existing expenditures of public money for the reduction or prevention of homelessness or services for homeless persons.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 30. RCW 36.22.179, 43.20A.790, and 43.63A.650 are each recodified as sections in chapter 43.185C RCW.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 31. RCW 36.22.178, 43.185B.020, and 43.185B.040 are each recodified as sections in chapter 43.--- RCW (created in section 32 of this act).

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 32. Sections 1 through 4, 6 through 10, 12, 14, and 15 of this act constitute a new chapter in Title 43 RCW.

        NEW SECTION. Sec. 33. If specific funding for the purposes of sections 1 through 18 of this act, referencing this act by bill, chapter, or section, number, is not provided by June 30, 2007, in the omnibus appropriations act, this act is null and void."

         Correct the title.

       Representative Pettigrew spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Alexander spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       Division was demanded and the demand was sustained. The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) divided the House. The result was 61 - YEAS; 36 -NAYS.

       The amendment was adopted. The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Miloscia and Darneille spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative Schindler and Alexander spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1359.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1359 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 57, Nays - 39, Absent - 0, Excused - 1, Not Voting - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Jarrett, Kagi, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Roberts, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Upthegrove, Wallace, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 57.

       Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Blake, Buri, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Grant, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Hurst, Kelley, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Roach, Rodne, Ross, Schindler, Skinner, Strow, Sump, Takko, Van De Wege, Walsh and Warnick - 39.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       Not Voting: Representative Quall - 1.

       ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1359, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       The Speaker assumed the chair.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2335, by Representatives Priest and Miloscia

       Exempting certain amateur radio repeaters from leasehold excise taxes.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Priest and Hunter spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2335.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 2335 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 2335, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2373, by Representatives McCune, Ahern, Kretz, Pearson, Roach and Kenney

       Enhancing school bus driver safety.

       The bill was read the second time.

       With the consent of the House, amendment (158) was withdrawn.

       Representative McCune moved the adoption of amendment (226):

        On page 3, beginning on line 11, after "notify" strike all material through "revoked" on line 13, and insert "the superintendent of public instruction if a public school bus driver has had a new moving violation, or any court or departmental action has entered on his or her driving record"

       Representatives McCune and Clibborn spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was adopted.

       Representative Bailey moved the adoption of amendment (183):

        On page 5, beginning on line 31, strike all of section 2

        Correct the title.

       Representatives Bailey and McCune spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Clibborn spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives McCune, Clibborn and Ahern spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2373.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed House Bill No. 2373 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       ENGROSSED HOUSE BILL NO. 2373, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1211, by House Committee on Finance (originally sponsored by Representatives Chase, Morris, Upthegrove, Wallace, Kagi, McCune, Moeller, Dunn, Linville and Morrell)

       Providing sales and use tax exemptions for solar hot water components.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1211 was substituted for Substitute House Bill No. 1211 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1211 was read the second time.

       With the consent of the House, amendment (123) was withdrawn.

       Representative Bailey moved the adoption of amendment (270):

        On page 2, beginning on line 8, strike all of section 3

        Renumber the remaining section consecutively and correct the title.

       Representatives Bailey and Chase spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was adopted. The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Chase and Orcutt spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1211.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Substitute House Bill No. 1211 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 1, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.

       Voting nay: Representative Anderson - 1.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       ENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1211, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1492, by Representatives Simpson, Campbell, Kirby, Van De Wege, Williams, Chase, Wood and Santos

       Using arbitration to resolve disputes regarding certain insurance policies.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1492 was substituted for House Bill No. 1492 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1492 was read the second time.

       Representative Roach moved the adoption of amendment (295):

        Strike all material after the enacting clause and insert the following:

        "NEW SECTION. Sec 1. The insurance commissioner shall convene a task force to study the appropriateness and timeliness of payments under the personal injury protection coverage of automobile liability insurance policies. The insurance commissioner shall include representatives from the following groups in the task force: (1) Insurers that sell automobile liability policies; (2) insurance agents and brokers; (3) the Washington state trial lawyers' association; and the Washington defense trial lawyers. The task force must consider the impacts of allowing arbitration of all personal injury protection coverage claims. Among the impacts that must be considered are possible changes in: (1) The average amount to settle a claim; (2) the average time to settle a claim; (3) automobile liability insurance premiums; and (4) the rate of uninsured motorists due to any increase in premiums. The task force may compare the claims payment regulatory framework in Washington with systems used in other states. The task force may make recommendations to the legislature. The commissioner shall compile the findings of the task force in a report to the house insurance financial services, and consumer protection committee and the senate financial institutions and insurance committee by December 1, 2007."

        Correct the title.

       Representative Roach spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Simpson spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representative Simpson spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative Roach spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1492.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1492 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 67, Nays - 30, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 67.

       Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Buri, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hinkle, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Roach, Ross, Schindler, Skinner, Strow, Sump and Warnick - 30.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1492, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1656, by Representatives Rolfes, Upthegrove, B. Sullivan, Appleton, Chase, Santos, Dickerson and Sells

       Establishing the Puget Sound scientific research account.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1656 was substituted for House Bill No. 1656 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1656 was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Wallace and Sump spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1656.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1656 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1656, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1805, by Representatives Morrell, Lantz, Linville, Wallace, Rodne, Conway, Kessler, Hudgins, Hunt, Chase, Hasegawa, Van De Wege, Campbell, Ericks, Green, Simpson and Schual-Berke

       Increasing the homestead exemption amount.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1805 was substituted for House Bill No. 1805 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1805 was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Morrell and Rodne spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative Warnick spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1805.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1805 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 86, Nays - 11, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 86.

       Voting nay: Representatives Anderson, Buri, Condotta, DeBolt, Ericksen, Hinkle, Kretz, Kristiansen, Newhouse, Schindler and Warnick - 11.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1805, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1811, by Representatives Pedersen, Simpson, Wood, Moeller and Quall

       Regarding automatic sprinkler systems in nightclubs.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1811 was substituted for House Bill No. 1811 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1811 was read the second time.

       Representative Bailey moved the adoption of amendment (273):

        On page 4, beginning on line 3, strike all of section 5

        Correct the title.

       Representatives Bailey and Orcutt spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Simpson spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Pedersen, Curtis and McIntire spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1811.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Second Substitute House Bill No. 1811 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1811, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1826, by Representatives Seaquist, Hinkle, Morrell, Moeller and Ormsby; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

       Modifying provisions affecting medical benefits.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1826 was substituted for House Bill No. 1826 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1826 was read the second time.

       Representative Bailey moved the adoption of amendment (247):

        On page 5, beginning on line 16, strike all of section 5

        Correct the title.

       Representative Bailey spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       Representative Cody spoke against the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Seaquist and Hinkle spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker (Representative Lovick presiding) stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1826.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1826 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1826, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1993, by Representatives Barlow, Curtis, Schual-Berke, Kagi, Cody, Hinkle, Green, B. Sullivan, Eddy, Pettigrew, P. Sullivan, Bailey, Schindler, Dickerson, Morrell, Kenney, Simpson and Ormsby

       Modifying credentialing standards for counselors.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Second Substitute House Bill No. 1993 was substituted for House Bill No. 1993 and the second substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1993 was read the second time.

       Representative Cody moved the adoption of amendment (259):

        On line 16, line 28, after "first" strike "one hundred" and insert "fifty"

        On page 16, after line 30, strike all material through "staff." on line 32

       Representatives Cody and Hinkle spoke in favor of the adoption of the amendment.

       The amendment was not adopted.

       With the consent of the House, amendment (172) was withdrawn.

       The bill was ordered engrossed.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Barlow and Curtis spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1993.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill No. 1993 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 94, Nays - 3, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 94.

       Voting nay: Representatives Anderson, McDonald and Van De Wege - 3.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       ENGROSSED SECOND SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1993, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1418, by Representatives Lovick, Campbell, Lantz, O'Brien, Upthegrove and Williams

       Protecting consumers from the keeping of dangerous wild animals.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Lovick and Rodne spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       Representative DeBolt spoke against the passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Bill No. 1418.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 1418 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 63, Nays - 34, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Appleton, Barlow, Campbell, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Conway, Darneille, Dickerson, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Flannigan, Fromhold, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McDermott, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, O'Brien, Ormsby, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Quall, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Santos, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Sommers, Springer, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Takko, Upthegrove, Wallace, Walsh, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 63.

       Voting nay: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Armstrong, Bailey, Blake, Buri, Chandler, Condotta, Crouse, Curtis, DeBolt, Dunn, Ericksen, Goodman, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Kretz, Kristiansen, McCune, McDonald, Newhouse, Orcutt, Pearson, Priest, Roach, Ross, Schindler, Skinner, Strow, Sump, Van De Wege and Warnick - 34.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1418, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 1508, by Representatives Orcutt, Hunter, Blake, Takko, Condotta and Dunn; by request of Department of Revenue

       Providing an exemption from business and occupation tax for the resale of natural or manufactured gas by consumers.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, Substitute House Bill No. 1508 was substituted for House Bill No. 1508 and the substitute bill was placed on the second reading calendar.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1508 was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representatives Orcutt and Hunter spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1508.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 1508 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 96, Nays - 1, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 96.

       Voting nay: Representative Anderson - 1.

       Excused: Representative Schual-Berke - 1.

       SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL NO. 1508, having received the necessary constitutional majority, was declared passed.

       HOUSE BILL NO. 2031, by Representatives Eddy and Simpson

       Addressing the timing of accrual of property tax revenues.

       The bill was read the second time.

       There being no objection, the rules were suspended, the second reading considered the third and the bill was placed on final passage.

       Representative Eddy spoke in favor of passage of the bill.

       The Speaker stated the question before the House to be the final passage of House Bill No. 2031.

ROLL CALL

       The Clerk called the roll on the final passage of House Bill No. 2031 and the bill passed the House by the following vote: Yeas - 97, Nays - 0, Absent - 0, Excused - 1.

       Voting yea: Representatives Ahern, Alexander, Anderson, Appleton, Armstrong, Bailey, Barlow, Blake, Buri, Campbell, Chandler, Chase, Clibborn, Cody, Condotta, Conway, Crouse, Curtis, Darneille, DeBolt, Dickerson, Dunn, Dunshee, Eddy, Eickmeyer, Ericks, Ericksen, Flannigan, Fromhold, Goodman, Grant, Green, Haigh, Hailey, Haler, Hankins, Hasegawa, Hinkle, Hudgins, Hunt, Hunter, Hurst, Jarrett, Kagi, Kelley, Kenney, Kessler, Kirby, Kretz, Kristiansen, Lantz, Linville, Lovick, McCoy, McCune, McDermott, McDonald, McIntire, Miloscia, Moeller, Morrell, Morris, Newhouse, O'Brien, Orcutt, Ormsby, Pearson, Pedersen, Pettigrew, Priest, Quall, Roach, Roberts, Rodne, Rolfes, Ross, Santos, Schindler, Seaquist, Sells, Simpson, Skinner, Sommers, Springer, Strow, B. Sullivan, P. Sullivan, Sump, Takko, Upthegrove, Van De Wege, Wallace, Walsh, Warnick, Williams, Wood and Mr. Speaker - 97.